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One-on-one with a Parent Who Has Experienced the Opioid Epidemic Firsthand

April 3, 2018 by Rebecca Eckler 3 Comments

It was 2012 when Tyla Savard realized her daughter, Carrissa, had a serious substance use disorder. Carrissa was struggling with fentanyl - something Savard didn’t even know how to spell, to try to find information on the Internet. “It didn’t matter” she said. “There was no information.” Carrissa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drugs Tagged With: drug use, fentanyl, health, mental health, opioid, opioid crisis, sponsored, teens and alcohol, teens and drugs

Signs, Symptoms and Risks of Drug Use in Teens—and How to Get Help

March 28, 2010 by Leslie Kennedy Leave a Comment

It sounds so dramatic—opioid crisis. The reality is that deaths due to drugs being laced with extremely dangerous substances are on the rise. The biggest culprit is fentanyl, a drug you can’t see or smell, and that, even just trace amounts, can cause death. Teens dabbling with drugs is nothing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drugs, Family, Family, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: drugs, fentanyl, mental health, opioid, opioid crisis, self esteem, sponsored, talking to kids about drugs, Teens, teens and drugs

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