What Teen Athletes Need to Know About Drugs

This is an 80-second highlight video of a groundbreaking webinar for teen athletes. In it, see speakers from professional sports discuss the truth about drugs and athletic performance. Keynote Speaker- Darren Prince, a celebrity and sports agent, Dr. Ken Finn and Dr. Stephen Taylor of the NBA. Cosponsored by Behavioral Health Services (a contractor for…

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Redondo Beach Youth Commission Presentation

Redondo Beach Youth Commission

Great meeting where I spoke to the mayor of Redondo Beach and The Redondo Beach Youth Commission. I told them how Russians own the largest medical marijuana company in America (Curaleaf), how Big Tobacco is invested in Big Marijuana and all about the mental health risks associated with pot use.

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Storytelling In Prevention Education

ASAP Conference, New York

Recently, I gave a presentation to the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State (ASAP). It was such a thrill for me to be invited to be a Keynote Speaker at their Women’s Luncheon. I spoke about how my brother and I are using his story as a means of substance abuse prevention…

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Staged Reading of A Night In Jail a Smashing Success!

A Night In Jail Panel discussion

The staged reading went so well the actors received a standing ovation! They gave it their ALL. Stephen Lang gave a performance which was painstakingly real–almost too painful to watch while still landing the punch lines. Jamie Landau was the perfect Danny: scared, smug and sarcastic. Karen  Gregan read the stage directions like a pro.…

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Stars of AVATAR in staged reading of A NIGHT IN JAIL

Staged Reading of A Night Iin Jail

The amazing actors of the film, Avatar, Stephen Lang and Jamie Landau, starred in a reading of an adaptation of A Night In Jail. Other stars included Cooper Ramsey, Karen Gregan, and Jessica Moss. What a terrific cast! After the reading, we had a panel to discuss the association between teen marijuana use and schizophrenia…

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