Show Notes:The Teen Drug Abuse Podcast features Jean Farmer, a substance abuse counselorSubstance abuse is a biopsychosocial disease with multiple contributing factorsAddiction progresses and can lead to severe consequencesTreatment options inc

Show Notes:Kim, a certified parent coach, shares her personal experience with her son's addiction and her mission to help other parents facing similar challengesEnabling vs. helping: Kim explains the difference and how parents may unknowingly enable

Show Notes:Three teenagers from Innovation Academy, Fulton County, Georgia created an organization called SAVE, which stands for Substance Abuse Value EmpathySAVE aims to promote prevention and treatment methods for substance abuse that are supporte

Show Notes:The conversation is about drug addiction and a clinical social worker named Patrick Doyle's approach to helping families with loved ones struggling with addictionPatrick's approach involves educating and training families on positive rei

Show Notes:Christine Capshew discusses drug addiction in teens, noting that social media normalizes drug behavior among them and advises parents to look for early signs of addictionExplains addiction as a brain disease influenced by genetics, mentio

Show Notes: Guest speaker Stacy Miller is a training consultant and drug misuse expert in the New Forest region of EnglandThe speakers discuss the different stages of drug dependency and the importance of recognizing changes in behavior before it bec

Show Notes:Guest Casey Arrillaga shares tips for parents on talking to their teens about drug addictionEmphasizes importance of being open and honest, while understanding that parents cannot control their child's behaviorSuggests having a conversat