Parents Are Cutting Off Their Opioid-Addicted Kids — and It’s the Toughest Decision of Their Lives
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Parents Are Cutting Off Their Opioid-Addicted Kids — and It’s the Toughest Decision of Their Lives

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…

Citing spike in weed usage among students, Palm Springs Unified wants to place focus on more counseling and prevention
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Citing spike in weed usage among students, Palm Springs Unified wants to place focus on more counseling and prevention

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…

Family Focus: Ginger Katz of the Courage to Speak Foundation
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Family Focus: Ginger Katz of the Courage to Speak Foundation

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…