Theresa Londoño, program manager at DrugFreeAZKids.org, along with Jane Duffey and Cindy Sierzchula, were part of The Empowerment Team, a one-hour podcast hosted by longtime Valley television personality Mark Lewis.
Jane and Cindy seek to educate and bring awareness to parents by sharing their personal stories of their children’s drug addictions. Both mothers volunteer their time with DrugFreeAZKids.org with the hopes of helping other parents who may be facing similar challenges with their children. Both Jane and Cindy lost their children to drug overdoses. Jane’s son, Killian, died when he was 19 years old from an overdose of Xanex and alcohol. Cindy lost her daughter, Courtney, to an overdose of OxyContin when she was 17 years old.
According to Cindy, it is very important that both parents are in agreement when talking with their child about substance abuse, regardless as to whether they are together or not.
Theresa shared valuable information and explained how parents can access tips on how to approach teens about drug prevention.
Listen here: The Empowerment Team
