For years, the primary approach to teaching kids about drugs was to 'just say no.' Now, a new Illinois law signed this summer is expanding that method.
For years, the primary approach to teaching kids about drugs was to "just say no." Now, a new Illinois law signed this summer is expanding that method.For years, the primary approach to teaching kids about drugs was to "just say no." Now, a newWhen Felicia Miceli shares her story online, she is not only talking about losing her son to a"I know it will change a lot of people's lives," Miceli said.
Laliberte Barnes, a licensed social worker, co-wrote the bill with 18-year-old Kyra Jagodzinski, the coalition's coordinator. "So harm reduction is pretty much everywhere once you think about it," said researcher and psychologist Geoff Bathjie. "Requiring auto manufacturers to put seat belts and airbags in cars. Carrying an EpiPen if they know they have an allergic reaction to bee stings."
Louie's Law is a departure from previous programs that only taught students to "just say no" to drugs. That’s something Laliberte-Barnes says is a good thing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting overdose deaths among teens 14 to 18 went up 94% from 2019 to 2020 and another 20% from 2020 to 2021.area found there have been just over 140 overdose deaths in the last four years involving teens and pre-teens. And while the majority of those deaths have been older teens, there were at least two cases where a 12-year-old overdosed and died.
Bathje also says research doesn’t show an increase in drug use when people learn about harm reduction.
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