Helping teens maintain their mental health is more important than ever. Focus on helping them improve handling stress and relating to others by encouraging social interactions and emotional awareness, says Austin Oaks Hospital.
Ideas for maintaining mental health this summer:
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What appears more certain is that levels of THC in cannabis products have risen in recent years, according to an analysis, published in 2020 in the Addiction journal, of 80,000 cannabis samples collected in the United States and Europe. Minors’ illegal use of cannabis products has become a concern in … Continue to full story .......
“Tucker’s Law,” which would require education about fentanyl prevention and awareness at Texas public schools is now closer to becoming law after it passed through the Texas House on May 9th. Stefanie Turner has been fighting for legislation since the death of her 19-year-old son, Tucker Roe, in 2021.
A man has been charged with felony murder in connection with the fentanyl death of a 15-year-old student at Lehman High School. On April 11, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home in Kyle where they discovered a 15-year-old student unresponsive and not breathing. During the investigation,
There were 417 overdose deaths last year, with 245 of them fentanyl-related. Despite significant work across Travis County over the last year, the number of overdose deaths increased 35 percent and the number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths climbed 108 percent. That number has increased tenfold since 2019 and has … Continue to full story .......
At some middle and high schools in the United States, 1 in 4 teens report they’ve abused prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the year prior, a new study found. “This is the first national study to look at the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants by students in … Continue to full story .......
“She made one mistake. But because fentanyl is so deadly, that mistake cost her her life,” said Ryan Vaughn, whose daughter, Sienna, was just 16 years old when she died of an overdose after unknowingly ingesting fentanyl. The cheerleader and high school junior had just finished enjoying a barbecue at
Substance abuse expert Jessica Lahey rolls her eyes when parents justify underage drinking by arguing that in most European countries, the legal age is 18 and drinking starts younger. “That attitude, unfortunately, increases your child’s risk of developing a substance use disorder over their lifetime,” says Lahey, author of Addiction … Continue to full story .......
On March 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan, a nasal spray version of the opioid reversal medication naloxone, for over-the-counter distribution. The FDA did not release an official timeline, but said in a news release that Narcan will soon be sold in drugstores, convenience stores, grocery stores, … Continue to full story .......
GEORGETOWN — The family of Layton Ivins is speaking out after losing the teen to an alleged case of fentanyl poisoning last month. Cody Ivins, Layton’s father, said the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating his son’s death. Now: Two people have been arrested. WCSO said, on Jan. 22, the … Continue to full story .......
In an effort to combat a rising number of opioid overdose deaths in the state, the TX House passed a bill that would decriminalize fentanyl test strips, which warn people if a drug they are about to take contains traces of the deadly synthetic opioid. The bill would take fentanyl … Continue to full story .......
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a … Continue to full story .......
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