BREAKING POINTS, directed by Tucker Capps, is a 30-minute documentary intended for adults that explores the stress and pressures our teens face every day, as well as the unhealthy ways that many of them cope, including abusing prescription stimulants.
Continue reading →Check out the trailer for American Greed’s program airing on 3/13/17 focused on Dr. Lisa Tseng who put $5M before the health of her patients with devastating consequences. View the entire program here: https://view.yahoo.com/show/american-greed/episode/60855932/making-a-killing-doctor-drug-dealer
Continue reading →NCAPDA’s Founder, April Rovero, filmed the following series of educational videos related to prescription drug and other substance abuse for Teen Esteem that they have kindly allowed us to post on our website. The Rovero’s family story that resulted in the launch of NCPADA from Teen Esteem on Vimeo. Prescription Drug Abuse – Be Educated from Teen Esteem on Vimeo. Prescription Abuse – Be Aware from Teen Esteem on Vimeo. Prescription Abuse – Be Involved from Teen Esteem on Vimeo. Prescription Abuse – Be Proactive Parents from Teen Esteem on Vimeo. Prescription Abuse – Be Supportive from Teen Esteem on … Continue reading →
All too often we talk about it as something that happens on a dark street corner, but as we’ll show you, it’s happening in well-lit, prosperous communities. Go to story…
Continue reading →With Californians now leading the nation in opioid-related deaths, a Bay Area mother and son are courageously putting a face on this terrible addiction. To get the word out, they opened their home and hearts in hopes others can heed their warnings. Go to story…
Continue reading →John Oliver tackled America’s opioid crisis on Last Week Tonight on Sunday. He started his reporting with a dog who overdosed after someone threw a bag of heroin over the fence of a doggy day care center. (See below for Oliver’s impression of a stoned dog.) “Rampant heroin abuse near a doggy day care is the first case that McGruff the Crime Dog is actually qualified to solve,” Oliver noted. Go to story…
Continue reading →This documentary, developed by the FBI and DEA, features stark first-person accounts told by individuals who have abused opioids or whose children have abused opioids, with tragic consequences. Its aim is to educate students, young adults and parents about the danger of prescription drug abuse and the possible downstream impact of addiction. The title refers to the never-ending pursuit of the original or ultimate high through prescription drug/heroin abuse.
Continue reading →“Out of Reach” is a special documentary created by a teen filmmaker who captures the issue of teen prescription drug abuse as it exists in his world. The issues contained in the film are a reflection of this issue across the country. It was created in collaboration with director Tucker Capps (of A&E’s “Intervention”) and the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids’ Medicine Abuse Project. The target audience is parents but is also good viewing for mature teens. Access to the full film and accompanying “Out of Reach” toolkit can be accessed here: https://drugfree.org/medicine-abuse-project/resources/ Out of Reach
Continue reading →A documentary for the medical community on the dangers of over prescribing prescription drugs. Includes doctors speaking to doctors about the need to reduce opioid prescribing levels to help combat America’s prescription drug abuse epidemic that is now leading to a rise in heroin abuse and overdose deaths. Executive Producer: Christine Brant. Produced by Ashley Media Productions: http://ashleymediaproductions.com
Continue reading →News Current News ‘Completely devastating’ U.S. passes 1M overdose deaths since records began’ A grim milestone was met in May 2022 as overdose deaths surpassed more than 1 million since records began tracking two decades ago. 2021 saw a 15% increase of overdose deaths from the previous year with an estimated 107, 622 fatalities. There has been a significant increase of overdose deaths for black boys and men. Additionally, despite drug use generally decreasing among teenage-aged youth, overdose deaths have doubled in recent years. Fentanyl is responsible for a large portion of recent overdose fatalities. Fake pills that are pressed to … Continue reading →