Watch this powerful film that has several young adults talking about their addictions to prescription pills and their other drug use. Their lives will never be the same.
How they got started in the first place and how their lives, as well as their familes lives were “Overtaken!”
It’s a growing epidemic taking over in our communities and across the nation.
Watch the video:
“ONE COMMUNITY, 98 + FATAL OVERDOSES, THOUSANDS OF LIVES, OVERTAKEN BY DRUGS
If there is a war on drugs then Jodi Barber and Christine Brant are on the front lines doing battle in their community. These two moms have accomplished their goal of making a short length documentary featuring the struggles of addiction through the lives of young adults.
Jodi’s son Jarrod died from an overdose of a prescription drug she had never heard of until the night he died. His peers had heard of it though, and within weeks more young lives were gone and many more kids were left to battle addiction.
Realizing that accidental death from overdosing was an epidemic, not just in their suburban community but across the U.S., they decided to make a documentary to show at school assemblies and youth groups.
This documentary features the battle of addiction as told by those whose lives were overtaken by drugs. You will understand the struggle these brave young people take on each day to stay alive. The goal of this documentary is to save lives by educating our youth on the truth about addiction and the deadly consequences drugs often have.
Approved by school district superintendents across the country and featuring specialists in the fields of medicine and addiction, this film delivers accurate and up to date information on the type of drugs infiltrating our communities and how to help our youth avoid them.”
In loving memory of lives gone too soon.
For more information or to make a donation please write to :
Overtaken 28641 Via Pasatiempo, Laguna Niguel, California 92677Please forward this post onto family and friends.
Be well,
Cathy
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This is such an incredibly powerful video. Thank you, thank you Jodi Barber and Christine Brant for making it, and thank you Cathy for sharing it…
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Hi Lisa,
I know, I felt the same way when I saw it. There is nothing more powerful, in my opinion, than listening to someone’s story. When you hear about the devastation that drugs caused in these young people’s lives, you immediately get it. You get why drugs are not a good thing to be doing, and how they can ruin your life or kill you.
Cathy recently posted..Drug Use Prevention is the Answer: Watch Overtaken
I will definitely be sharing this with some friends. Recently one of my mom’s best friends had a son who stole a significant amount of money from his mom to buy drugs. The mom was devastated and felt helpless as far as what to do.
I will have to pass her a link to your site.
Thanks,
Bryce
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Hi Bryce,
Please do pass on the link and the resource page also has a lot of information. I’ve had several readers send me emails with questions, so she is welcome to do that as well. When parents first begin this journey, it is often confusing and overwhelming. Addiction and recovery is a whole new world to learn about. Most parents find any information helpful. Thanks so much for your comment.
Cathy recently posted..Drug Use Prevention is the Answer: Watch Overtaken
Powerful message Cathy. Fortunately my Life and the lives of those near to me have not been affected by drugs…..may that remain so.
be good to yourself
David
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Hi David,
That’s wonderful that your family has not been affected by drugs – and I hope it does remain this way. Most kids do well, but there are enough that experiment and then find themselves in trouble, that it has become such a financial and emotional problem. Thanks so much for your comment.