Earlier this week, KING5 broadcast a story called Teens go online to get answers on health.
Dr. Leslie Walker, Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Seattle Children's, said parents might not realize their teens are searching online for health answers.
"Out of every ten kids, three of them are saying they're going to the Internet for health information. And that's a lot of kids," she emphasized.
She said for kids who want to know more about topics ranging from diet to fitness to sexual health, there are helpful sites, such as the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Another is the award winning KidsHealth.org, with it's own teen health section.
Following are a few links for teens looking for information specifically about drugs and alcohol:
Above the Influence
NIDA for Teens
The Cool Spot
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Prescription drug abuse leading to heroin abuse
Yesterday, KING5 broadcast a story about a teenager who recently died from a heroin overdose.
Dean Shumway died of a heroin overdose just before his 19th birthday. He did not fit the stereotype of a heroin addict, down on his luck and homeless--but perhaps Dean does represent what's becoming the new face of heroin addiction: white middle class teenager.
Frank Couch, a counselor with Science and Management of Addictions (SAMA), says Dean is not an isolated case.
"It's a huge problem out there. It's a huge problem with young folks and adolescents,” said Couch.
Couch says these kids used to smoke Oxycontin, but now that the prescription painkiller has been reformulated, they're turning to heroin.
"It's cheaper, it's more readily available so the trend is moving back to heroin use again," he explained.
Dean Shumway died of a heroin overdose just before his 19th birthday. He did not fit the stereotype of a heroin addict, down on his luck and homeless--but perhaps Dean does represent what's becoming the new face of heroin addiction: white middle class teenager.
Frank Couch, a counselor with Science and Management of Addictions (SAMA), says Dean is not an isolated case.
"It's a huge problem out there. It's a huge problem with young folks and adolescents,” said Couch.
Couch says these kids used to smoke Oxycontin, but now that the prescription painkiller has been reformulated, they're turning to heroin.
"It's cheaper, it's more readily available so the trend is moving back to heroin use again," he explained.
KING 5: How to prevent teen prescription drug abuse
Saturday was Prescription Drug Take-Back Day and KING 5's HealthLink explains how such programs help prevent youth prescription drug abuse.
RADD on KING5
Earlier this week (10/20) I blogged about Red Ribbon Week activities at Nathan Hale High School. Well, KING5 did a story about the activities, including an interview with RADD (Raiders Against Destructive Decisions) members, and here it is!
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