Precription Drug Abuse
Author: karenShe noticed the signs but she ignored it. She has always seen the good in him until he finds her son dead.
Karen Falck is a proud mother of a co-captain of De Pere High School wrestling team, who used to be a good student, but happened to be abused with prescription drugs, which later caused for his death. This terrible event inspired her to speak before many parents for drug awareness, encouraging them to look after their kids and talk to them about this sensitive matter.
She is not a professional speaker but a mother who lost her son named Corey McNeill. She saw some signs of his behavior, but decided to turn it down. Some of those signs were lying, skipping school, and failing classes – things that were not really part of Corey’s normal behavior.
This free seminar for parents held at Lombardi Middle School aims for parents to have ideas about prescription drugs. Dr. Jane Whitman, emergency physician at Aurora BayCare Medical Center and also a parent talked about prescription drug abuse – its history, signs, managing it, and its possible effects.
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Tags: abuse, drug abuse, drug awareness, parents, prescription drugs
Tags: abuse, drug abuse, drug awareness, parents, prescription drugs
December 7th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
This is proof that if anyone in your family is showing any signs of a drug problem(or you already know that they have an addiction) you MUST get involved!! A lot of people have no idea how important it is to get involved untill they see that their influence really matters This is why the A&E show Intervention is so important. It demonstrates how difficult addiction can be and uses a highly qualified team of specialists to address the core issues. check out http://www.aetv.com/intervention The show really does a great job of showing what it takes to get on the road to recovery for some of the most difficult addictions and how it affects everyone around the addict. I’m working to help promote the show because I believe that helping others with their addictions is an important issue. See for yourself when a new episode airs every Monday night at 8:00pm/9:00central.
December 12th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Always a shame to read stories like this. This is why parents need to get involved right when they see the signs of addiction. Not many know exactly what to do thought and this is why the A&E show intervention is so important. It demonstrates how difficult addiction can be and uses a highly qualified team of specialists to address the core issues. The show really does a great job of showing what it takes to get on the road to recovery for some of the most difficult addictions and how it affects everyone involved. Check out http://www.aetv.com/intervention for more on the show. I’m working to help promote the show because I think that
The issue of drug abuse and recovery is a topic American’s should be informed on. A new episode airs every Monday night at 9:00 PM
April 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Elliot
I completely agree with that.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:36 pm
It is good that parents are aware of the prescription drugs in that way they could tell their kids what is the right way to used. Many parents are busy with their work, it is also the one problem of being preoccupied with our works.Being a good model parents should be a good adviser to their children. You have to consider that your a model so your responsible for the guidance for their future.
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vanessa
Suffering from an addiction. This website has a lot of great resources and treatment centers.
http://www.treatmentcenters.org