drug prevention - Teen Drug Prevention https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org Courage to Speak Foundation Blog Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sunflower-icon-150x150.png drug prevention - Teen Drug Prevention https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org 32 32 Evaluation of Courage to Speak® Programs at the Connecticut State Capitol https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/reflecting-on-the-opioid-forum-at-the-capital-on-january-25th-2018/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reflecting-on-the-opioid-forum-at-the-capital-on-january-25th-2018 https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/reflecting-on-the-opioid-forum-at-the-capital-on-january-25th-2018/#respond Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:08:00 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3004 Hartford Opioid Forum | Connecticut State Capitol | The Courage to Speak® Foundation was proud to present a preview of our new Parenting Program, Courage to Speak® Courageous Parenting 101- “Parenting through the Opioid Crisis and Beyond™” at the state Capital Opioid Forum on January 25. In addition, we showcased our other programs including the...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/reflecting-on-the-opioid-forum-at-the-capital-on-january-25th-2018/feed/ 0 Courage to Speak Empowering Youth to be Drug-Free Family Night https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/16th-annual-courage-to-speak-empowering-youth-to-be-drug-free-family-night/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=16th-annual-courage-to-speak-empowering-youth-to-be-drug-free-family-night https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/16th-annual-courage-to-speak-empowering-youth-to-be-drug-free-family-night/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:19:34 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3136 This exciting event will spotlight the outstanding work and words of students who participate in the Courage to Speak® Foundation’s curricula taught by their health teachers. The schools include Brookside Elementary School, Nathan Hale, Roton, West Rocks, Ponus Ridge Middle Schools and Side by Side Charter School.  Norwalk’s Mayor, Harry Rilling, Chief of Operations, Dr....

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/16th-annual-courage-to-speak-empowering-youth-to-be-drug-free-family-night/feed/ 0 Running Towards a Healthy Lifestyle https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/running-towards-a-healthy-lifestyle/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=running-towards-a-healthy-lifestyle https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/running-towards-a-healthy-lifestyle/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:28:04 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3111 The Courage to Speak Foundation Announces the Annual Ian James Eaccarino Memorial 9-Mile Race to take place this summer at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, CT.  Ginger Katz, CEO and Founder of the Courage to Speak® Foundation and author of Sunny’s Story, announced the Annual Ian James Eaccarino Memorial 9-Mile Race, which will take place this summer...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/running-towards-a-healthy-lifestyle/feed/ 0 Courage to Speak – Courageous Parenting 101® https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/courage-to-speak-courageous-parenting-101/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=courage-to-speak-courageous-parenting-101 https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/courage-to-speak-courageous-parenting-101/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:06:13 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3079 The Courage to Speak® Foundation began shortly after I lost my son Ian to heroin and prescription drug overdose. In the years that followed, I came to understand first hand the behaviors that enabled and perpetuated the disease of addiction. I did the best I could as a parent, but the disease was bigger than...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/courage-to-speak-courageous-parenting-101/feed/ 0 Starting the conversation, parenting through the opioid crisis https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/starting-the-conversation-parenting-through-the-opioid-crisis/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=starting-the-conversation-parenting-through-the-opioid-crisis https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/starting-the-conversation-parenting-through-the-opioid-crisis/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:34:26 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3058 By Julia Werth Kileen Doyle never spoke to her son about drugs while he was growing up. She wasn’t even aware that some of his classmates and friends in Norwalk were using. That changed abruptly when her son’s long-time friend, a boy who had been on his swimming team and in his martial arts classes,...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/starting-the-conversation-parenting-through-the-opioid-crisis/feed/ 0 The Teen Vaping Trend – What Parents Need to Know https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/the-teen-vaping-trend-what-parents-need-to-know/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-teen-vaping-trend-what-parents-need-to-know https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/the-teen-vaping-trend-what-parents-need-to-know/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:09:07 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3050 With the recent Monitoring the Future Study release indicating that nearly one in three 12th graders reported using a vaping device in the past year, it’s imperative that parents are informed of the potential dangers that can result from vaping. What is Vaping? Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol, often referred to as...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/the-teen-vaping-trend-what-parents-need-to-know/feed/ 0 Parents Are Cutting Off Their Opioid-Addicted Kids — and It’s the Toughest Decision of Their Lives https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/great-read-from-money-magazine-by-kristen-bahler/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-read-from-money-magazine-by-kristen-bahler https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/great-read-from-money-magazine-by-kristen-bahler/#respond Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:15:23 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3043 By Kristen Bahler Kim Humphrey was sitting in a sea of chairs, surrounded by about 40 people he had never met, when the Phoenix police officer finally realized what a train wreck his life was. He didn’t want to talk about it. Especially to a bunch of strangers. But his wife, Michelle, had researched addiction...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/great-read-from-money-magazine-by-kristen-bahler/feed/ 0 Citing spike in weed usage among students, Palm Springs Unified wants to place focus on more counseling and prevention https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/citing-spike-in-weed-usage-among-students-palm-springs-unified-wants-to-place-focus-on-more-counseling-and-prevention/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citing-spike-in-weed-usage-among-students-palm-springs-unified-wants-to-place-focus-on-more-counseling-and-prevention https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/citing-spike-in-weed-usage-among-students-palm-springs-unified-wants-to-place-focus-on-more-counseling-and-prevention/#respond Wed, 07 Nov 2018 17:16:12 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3032 Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Programs are currently implemented in Palm Springs District. These programs Include:  Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Education Program for Elementary Schools Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Education Program for Middle Schools Courage to Speak® High School Teen Drug Prevention Education Curriculum Courage to Speak® – Courageous Parenting 101® By Joe...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/citing-spike-in-weed-usage-among-students-palm-springs-unified-wants-to-place-focus-on-more-counseling-and-prevention/feed/ 0 Family Focus: Ginger Katz of the Courage to Speak Foundation https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/family-focus-ginger-katz-of-the-courage-to-speak-foundation/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=family-focus-ginger-katz-of-the-courage-to-speak-foundation https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/family-focus-ginger-katz-of-the-courage-to-speak-foundation/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:05:51 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=3021 Posted by Informed Families When Ginger Katz’s 20-year-old son Ian died of a drug overdose, the doctors suggested she tell people that he died of a heart attack or brain aneurysm. Katz said that the night before the funeral, she couldn’t sleep, feeling “physically, spiritually and intellectually” unable to attend the next day’s events. “I felt...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/family-focus-ginger-katz-of-the-courage-to-speak-foundation/feed/ 0 Press Release: DEA releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/press-release-dea-releases-2017-national-drug-threat-assessment/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=press-release-dea-releases-2017-national-drug-threat-assessment https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/press-release-dea-releases-2017-national-drug-threat-assessment/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:22:41 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2988 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release DEA releases 2017 National Drug Threat AssessmentPrescription opioid abuse poses deadly threat WASHINGTON – DEA Acting Administrator Robert Patterson today announced results of the 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), which outlines the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/press-release-dea-releases-2017-national-drug-threat-assessment/feed/ 0 How Parents Can Keep Their Teens Drug-Free https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/summer-substance-abuse/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-substance-abuse https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/summer-substance-abuse/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:13:05 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2489 Summer break is approaching before we know it and to teens this means no homework, more free time, and less adult supervision. Most parents cannot afford to or have the flexibility to take a vacation from work during this time. Unfortunately, many teens will use their unsupervised freedom to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Did...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/summer-substance-abuse/feed/ 0 What’s in Your Medicine Chest? https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/whats-in-your-medicine-chest-opiate-medications/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-in-your-medicine-chest-opiate-medications https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/whats-in-your-medicine-chest-opiate-medications/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:15:42 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2929 What’s in Your Medicine Chest? Opiate Medications: The Goods, Bads, and the Very Very Uglies By Jeffrey Deitz, MD Opiate medications are among the oldest and most commonly prescribed drugs in the medical pharmacopeia. They are also among the most rapidly addicting and most lethal. Whereas untreated acetaminophen overdose kills in days from liver failure,...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/whats-in-your-medicine-chest-opiate-medications/feed/ 0 Drug Prevention Event – The Courage to Speak Empowering Youth the be Drug-Free Family Night https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drug-prevention-event-the-courage-to-speak-empowering-youth-the-be-drug-free-family-night-2015/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drug-prevention-event-the-courage-to-speak-empowering-youth-the-be-drug-free-family-night-2015 https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drug-prevention-event-the-courage-to-speak-empowering-youth-the-be-drug-free-family-night-2015/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:27:04 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2846 Drug Prevention Event – The Courage to Speak Empowering Youth to be Drug-free Family Night and Media Event  Students Speak Out! This event bring students, parents, educators, school and government officials, business and community leaders together to affirm their commitment to keep children safe from drugs and other risky behaviors. A complimentary dinner will be...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drug-prevention-event-the-courage-to-speak-empowering-youth-the-be-drug-free-family-night-2015/feed/ 0 Ginger Katz, “A Mother’s Promise to Her Son,” featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Inner Strength. https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/a-mothers-promise-to-her-son-by-ginger-katz-in-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-how-to-find-your-inner-strength/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-mothers-promise-to-her-son-by-ginger-katz-in-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-how-to-find-your-inner-strength https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/a-mothers-promise-to-her-son-by-ginger-katz-in-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-how-to-find-your-inner-strength/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:39:08 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2753 Chicken Soup for the Soul. Find Your Inner Strength Ginger Katz’s Story, A Mother’s Promise to her Son FEATURED IN “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series (Starting on page 88 of the Section ~Powering Through Loss~) You will find Stories of Resilience, Positive Thinking & Overcoming Challenges You’ll read Fran Drescher’s story along with 101 others, all inspiring...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/a-mothers-promise-to-her-son-by-ginger-katz-in-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-how-to-find-your-inner-strength/feed/ 0 Ginger’s Promise to her Son Ian https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/gingerspromise/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gingerspromise https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/gingerspromise/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:14:56 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2285 Ginger’s Promise to her Son Ian Sunny tried to wake me the night Ian died. Sunny our family beagle, climbed four flights of stairs from Ian’s bed and jumped on my bed to wake me up. But Ian’s words had rocked me to sleep that night. “Mom I want to see the doctor in the...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/gingerspromise/feed/ 0 Addiction – Drugs Don’t Discriminate™ https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/addiction-drugs-dont-discriminate/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addiction-drugs-dont-discriminate https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/addiction-drugs-dont-discriminate/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:50:33 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2190 Addiction – Drugs Don’t Discriminate™ Written by Ginger Katz | On September 10, 1996, I lost my 20-year-old son, Ian, to a drug overdose just before he was going into a rehabilitation program the next day. Ian had used marijuana, tobacco and other drugs in high school. At one point he was picked up by an officer at...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/addiction-drugs-dont-discriminate/feed/ 0 Drug Prevention Event – The Courage to Speak Empowering Youth To Be Drug-free Family Night https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drugpreventioneventfamilynight2014/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drugpreventioneventfamilynight2014 https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drugpreventioneventfamilynight2014/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:03:56 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2116 Students Speak Out! The drug prevention event bring students, parents, educators, school and government officials, business and community leaders together to affirm their commitment to keep our children safe from drugs and other risky behaviors. This exciting drug prevention event will spotlight the outstanding work and words of students who participate in the Courage to...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drugpreventioneventfamilynight2014/feed/ 0 Ginger Katz talks about drug prevention with Bill O’Reilly https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/ginger-katz-interview-with-bill-oreilly-fox-news-672013/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ginger-katz-interview-with-bill-oreilly-fox-news-672013 https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/ginger-katz-interview-with-bill-oreilly-fox-news-672013/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:34:38 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=1799 Ginger Katz, CEO & Founder of the Courage to Speak Foundation and author of Sunny’s Story, a drug prevention book, appeared on the O’Reilly Factor on Friday, June 7th, 2013. Ms. Katz talked about drug prevention education, prosecuting drug dealers and keeping our children safe. “Loosening the drug laws would create more drug use,” Katz...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/ginger-katz-interview-with-bill-oreilly-fox-news-672013/feed/ 0 Drugs can be Found Anywhere https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drugs-can-be-found-anywhere/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drugs-can-be-found-anywhere https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drugs-can-be-found-anywhere/#respond Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:47 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=1528 Streets aren’t the only place kids find their drugs! While parents assume that their children are only getting drugs from outside the house, including the streets and school, this is not always the case. Many children are abusing drugs that are readily available in their own household! Seventy percent (70%) of people age 12 and older who...

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