Kids are growing up fast these days and the rehab shows aren’t just for VH1 and MTV anymore!
Nickelodeon’s Nick News with Linda Ellerbee is going to take a look at kids and younger teens who wind up in rehab for substance abuse.
Ellerbee says of the upcoming installment of the show called Kids in Rehab:
“We live in a culture where drug use is glamorized, and celebrities may be sending a message that going to rehab is sort of like going to a spa. But real rehab is no spa. Some brave kids spoke to us honestly about their drug abuse, what it’s like to be a kid in rehab and what it’s like to try to live clean and sober after that. And it ain’t easy.”
Wow.
Education on these issues is very important, but it’s unfortunate that we live in a society where we have to show kids the many dangers of drugs based on their own peers!
But better to teach ’em while they’re young, we guess!
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