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Unraveling Adoption - Cough Medicine and other OTC Drugs - Ep 2

Cough Medicine and other OTC Drugs - Ep 2

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08/18/21 • 36 min

Unraveling Adoption

In this episode, Joey talks with Beth about his addiction to Coricidin and Benadryl in high doses. These over the counter medicines are extremely dangerous in high doses, yet they're very available to teens. Many adults aren't aware that kids are using these substances.

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

RESOURCES:

Here are some resources for teens and others who are struggling right now:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: call 800-273-8255 - 24/7

Lifeline Chat: https://Suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat - 24/7

Teen Line: call 310-855-HOPE 6-10pm PST Or text TEEN to 839863 Talk to other trained teens

Youthline: call 877-968-8491 4-10pm PST Or text Teen2Teen to 839863.

Need2Text: text TALK to 38255 24/7

And here are some resources for therapy, coaching, and counseling:

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Time Stamps:

2:00 - Names and nicknames of cough medicines and other OTC medicines that

3:06 - Why people like to use medium and high doses of these OTC medicines

5:13 - What is harmful about using these medicines in medium or high doses

11:31 - Joey’s introduction to using these substances

18:04 - Joey’s low point

28:05 - What Joey did to quit taking cough medicine 3

2:10 - Advice for parents and other adults to help keep kids safe from cough medicine

--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message

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In this episode, Joey talks with Beth about his addiction to Coricidin and Benadryl in high doses. These over the counter medicines are extremely dangerous in high doses, yet they're very available to teens. Many adults aren't aware that kids are using these substances.

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💌 Sign up for our Safe Home Families email list: http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX

===============

Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

RESOURCES:

Here are some resources for teens and others who are struggling right now:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: call 800-273-8255 - 24/7

Lifeline Chat: https://Suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat - 24/7

Teen Line: call 310-855-HOPE 6-10pm PST Or text TEEN to 839863 Talk to other trained teens

Youthline: call 877-968-8491 4-10pm PST Or text Teen2Teen to 839863.

Need2Text: text TALK to 38255 24/7

And here are some resources for therapy, coaching, and counseling:

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

Time Stamps:

2:00 - Names and nicknames of cough medicines and other OTC medicines that

3:06 - Why people like to use medium and high doses of these OTC medicines

5:13 - What is harmful about using these medicines in medium or high doses

11:31 - Joey’s introduction to using these substances

18:04 - Joey’s low point

28:05 - What Joey did to quit taking cough medicine 3

2:10 - Advice for parents and other adults to help keep kids safe from cough medicine

--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message

Next Episode

undefined - Cannabis & Vaping - Ep 3

Cannabis & Vaping - Ep 3

In this episode, Joey and Beth talk about cannabis and vaping. Joey helps parents and other adults understand how kids are using cannabis today, why it's more harmful than when they were kids, and how to help kids who are using cannabis.

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💌 Sign up for our Safe Home Families email list: http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX

===============

Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

Support Safe Home on Patreon

RESOURCES:

Here are some resources for teens and others who are struggling right now:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: call 800-273-8255 - 24/7

Lifeline Chat: https://Suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat - 24/7

Teen Line: call 310-855-HOPE 6-10pm PST Or text TEEN to 839863 Talk to other trained teens

Youthline: call 877-968-8491 4-10pm PST Or text Teen2Teen to 839863.

Need2Text: text TALK to 38255 24/7

And here are some resources for therapy, coaching, and counseling:

Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/

Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/

TIME STAMPS:

1:36 Edibles

4:11 Vaping THC

4:30 Blunts & Joints

6:00 Vape Pens

7:22 Vaping Flavors

8:08 Distillate v Live Resins

11:14 Smoking Cannabis

12:29 Vape Pods & Cartridges

14:48 Dabbing

16:32 Other Paraphernalia

16:50 Good effects of cannabis

18:00 Tolerance

18:50 Dangers of cannabis

20:30 Vaping in class

21:45 Joey’s first experience with cannabis

22:49 Athletics as insurance policy? Not!

24:00 Teens, cannabis, and mental health

26:50 Mental addiction to cannabis

28:27 3 strains of cannabis

30:51 Psychedelics v cannabis

31:37 Drug testing

32:05 Delta 8

33:10 Driving on cannabis

35:22 Police reaction to teen cannabis use

40:21 Where do kids get cannabis

42:13 Weed delivery

42:40 Advice to parents if their child is using cannabis

43:48 Lung problems

45:04 CBD

46:12 How to get off cannabis

48:10 Benefits of quitting cannabis

49:33 More advice to parents and other caring adults

51:10 Trauma and substance use

--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message

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