
Cough Medicine and other OTC Drugs - Ep 2
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08/18/21 • 36 min
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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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao
Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith
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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
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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.
===============
💌 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

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
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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:
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
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