In Episode 64, Richard Capriola shares updates on the current trends and concerns with addiction among our youth post-pandemic. We discuss the signs of substance abuse as well as the signs of other more difficult-to-detect addictions such as food addiction and process addiction. We delve into the connection between mental health and substance abuse and the role that genetics play in substance abuse.

Richard Capriola has been a mental health and substance abuse counselor for over two decades. He recently retired from Menninger Clinic in Houston Texas where he treated adolescents and adults diagnosed with mental health and substance abuse diagnoses. He is the author of The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse.

Resources from the Interview

1. Website: www.helptheaddictedchild.com

2. Facebook: facebook.com/richard.capriola

3. Twitter: twitter.com/CapriolaRichard

4. Instagram: www.instagram.com/instarick1949/

5. Book = The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse available at www.helptheaddictedchild.com