The next Teen Connection will shed light on the prevalence of prescription drug abuse among teens in Wisconsin and will examine statewide efforts to educate teens and their families about the risks of prescription drug abuse.
Teen Connection “Teens and Prescription Drugs” airs statewide 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) and on MPTV Channel 10 in Milwaukee. The program will feature the story of Lauri McHugh-Badura, whose son Archie died from a drug overdose in 2014. Since her son's death, Lauri has educated others about drug abuse by sharing her son's story with families that may be in search of answers.
Teen Connection will offer information about prescription drug abuse, its effects and user's warning signs, and will provide a support network for teens and their families to cope with addiction. Guests on the live, call-in program will include teens and families impacted by drug abuse, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and Aurora BayCare Medical Center Emergency Medicine Physician Jane Witman, who will share real-life experiences and offer useful resources.
Teen Connection is a production of Educational TV Productions of Northeast Wisconsin (ETP-NEW) and WPT. Host Kathryn Bracho appears courtesy of WBAY-Channel 2 in Green Bay.
The live program features a call-in option at 877-988-2888. It is a toll-free call. The service will be provided courtesy of Nsight Teleservices. For more resources, including streaming video of this and previous broadcasts, check wpt.org/TeenConnection.
Viewers can text in their questions to 920-288-2574. Standard text message rates apply. Viewers can also submit questions on Teen Connection's Facebook page before or during the program at facebook.com/WisconsinTeenConnection.
