Reality Check Nation Viewing youth problems from behind the badge

Reality Check Nation Viewing youth problems from behind the badge

Author: Reality Check December 21, 2013 Duration: 1:35:11
Reality Check Nation Radio Show
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The United States has been fighting a losing war against drugs for decades. Budgets have increased dramatically over the last two decades and drug-related incarcerations consistently reach new records yet drug problems worsen: adolescent drug abuse is increasing, overdose deaths are at record levels, heroin and cocaine are cheaper, more pure and more available than ever before, and health problems related to drugs, especially the spread of HIV/AIDS are mounting. Meanwhile an expensive and ineffective international counter narcotics policy entails growing human rights and environmental costs. Drug problems can be reduced at less cost if we change course and adopt strategies that work. At a time when the federal budget is limited programs need to be re-evaluated. Funding needs to go to programs that work. We need new ideas to save lives – we can't afford to continue to be wrong.

Reality Check Nation Radio Show is a weekly dose of unvarnished truth, hosted by the team at Reality Check. This isn't about hot takes or easy answers; it's a deep, educational dive into the complex topics society often simplifies or sweetens for easier consumption. Each episode picks apart a single hard issue-from systemic social challenges to contentious political debates and the murky ethics of new technologies-peeling back the layers of popular narrative to examine the underlying mechanics and inconvenient facts. You'll hear clear-eyed analysis, grounded research, and conversations that prioritize substance over sensationalism. The goal of this podcast is to equip you with a more nuanced understanding, challenging preconceptions and fostering a mindset that questions comfortable assumptions. Tune in for a rigorous and thoughtful exploration of the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be. Find Reality Check Nation Radio Show wherever you get your podcasts.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 22

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RCN Child Sex Trafficking right in our backyard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:31:10
What is Sex Trafficking? The Federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act defines the crime of human trafficking as: The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a comm…
Reality Check Nation From a Tragic Statistic to a Triumphant Success [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:16
It is said that the most crucial decisions you will ever make is between the ages of 18-24 (College, career, & mariage) It is so important for a teen to have structure and stability and the need to take life seriously; t…
Reality Check Nation Silence the Violence [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:29
Teen violence is a heart issue not a hardware issue If we don't listen to teens, they'll do something to be heard and that something could be an act of violence. Teen violence is a very real occurrence, and violent crime…
Reality Check Nation The Weapon of Drinking & Driving [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:02
YOU can be that weapon anytime you drive after drinking. You could hurt yourself, an innocent bystander, or someone you love. How’s this? Every 22 minutes someone dies in an alcohol-related motor vehicle accident. On any…
Reality Check Digital Dangers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:17
WHAT EVER YOU DO ONLINE IS THERE FOREVER... The first step to keeping your preteens and teens safe on the Internet is to find out what they’re doing online to make sure they’re behaving respectfully and responsibly. Talk…
Reality Check Fake Pot, Real Danger [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:32:16
While Spice has been around a bit longer than bath salts — experts say it first appeared in the U.S. in 2004 — the word didn’t go out on the dangers of the drug until a couple of years ago. The problem being that most pe…
Reality Check Breakdown of Parent/Teen Relationships Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:12
Society has taught both parents and teens that they don't need to respect each other. There needs to be mutual respect. Parents need to be parents, not prison wardens or friends. Teens need to honor their parents. Commun…
Reality Check D.W.I. (Driving While InTEXTICATED) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:20
Driving while Texting Six Times More Dangerous than Driving while Drunk Driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administ…
Reality Check Bullying 2.0 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:31:43
The distancing effect that technological devices have on today’s youth often leads them to say and do crueler things compared to what is typical in a traditional face-to-face bullying situation. While bullying and cyberb…
Reality Check (The New Face of Heroin) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:32:12
Heroin isn't just the drug of the back inner city alleys. It has a new face and it's taking vengeance...

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