Courage to Speak - Teen Drug Prevention https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org Courage to Speak Foundation Blog Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:00:45 +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 Courage to Speak - Teen Drug Prevention https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org 32 32 How It All Started – The Courage to Speak® https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/how-it-all-started-the-courage-to-speak/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-it-all-started-the-courage-to-speak https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/how-it-all-started-the-courage-to-speak/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 03:43:00 +0000 https://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=4022 On a day like today, I remember my beloved son, Ian James Eaccarino, whose life was tragically taken from us far too soon. It’s hard to fathom how many years have passed since that moment—since my life shattered into a million pieces. There are no words to fully describe the devastation of losing your child....

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/how-it-all-started-the-courage-to-speak/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 Why is Teenage Drug Abuse on the Rise? https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/why-is-teenage-drug-abuse-on-the-rise/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-is-teenage-drug-abuse-on-the-rise https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/why-is-teenage-drug-abuse-on-the-rise/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:36:12 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=2092 The staff writer of Sober Living looks into the rise in teenage drug abuse. Partying with innocent drugs like cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana is usually the gateway to more dangerous substances like OxyContin, heroin, LSD, and cocaine. The teenage years are ones of change, learning, discovery, and for many, experimentation. Some may try drugs such...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/why-is-teenage-drug-abuse-on-the-rise/feed/ 0 We Save Lives Partners with The Courage to Speak Foundation https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/we-save-lives-partners-with-the-courage-to-speak-foundation/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-save-lives-partners-with-the-courage-to-speak-foundation https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/we-save-lives-partners-with-the-courage-to-speak-foundation/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:15:23 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=1936 We Save Lives Partners with The Courage to Speak Foundation The Courage to Speak Foundation is now proudly partnered with We Save Lives, a new organization that was founded by Candace Lightner, the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).  Ginger Katz has known Candace since they worked together on Families Changing America.  Ginger is honored...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/we-save-lives-partners-with-the-courage-to-speak-foundation/feed/ 0 A Great Read: Sunny’s Story https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/a-great-summer-read-sunnys-story/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-great-summer-read-sunnys-story https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/a-great-summer-read-sunnys-story/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:00:40 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=1835 Looking for a great read?  Sunny’s Story! A great read, Sunny’s Story is a drug prevention story for children, adolescents, teenagers, parents, grandparents, and teachers.  Written by Courage to Speak ®Foundation CEO and Founder, Ginger Katz, this is a true story about her son, Ian James Eaccarino, who fell victim to drug addiction.  Sunny’s Story is narrated through the eyes,...

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]]> https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/a-great-summer-read-sunnys-story/feed/ 0 Drinking and Driving https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drinking-and-driving/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drinking-and-driving https://www.teendrugprevention.couragetospeak.org/drinking-and-driving/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:28:10 +0000 http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/?p=1810 Drinking and Driving has become an epidemic. Almost every 90 seconds, a person is injured in a drunk driving crash  and on average, 1 in 3 people will be in a drinking and driving accident at some point in their lives according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Drinking and Driving often happens after a party....

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