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‍Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age

Friday, February 16, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm
Seattle Convention Center - 6E

‍Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age, the third feature documentary in the Screenagers trilogy, delves into how the tech revolution has reshaped adolescence and its effects on substance use. The film debunks myths and depicts strategies parents and schools can use to encourage healthy decision-making, support teen mental health, set limits, and create healthy home environments. The film also includes many ways young people are using their wisdom and strength to help each other and themselves through this complicated terrain around substance use. While most documentaries about substance use focus on severe addiction, Screenagers Under The Influence fills a pressing need for a film that explores more common scenarios. The film is grounded in teens’ current reality of being flooded by images on social media, movies, and TV shows about vaping, drugs, and alcohol. Like the first two Screenagers films, Screenagers Under The Influence interweaves cutting-edge science with personal stories to create an informative and entertaining film experience for young people and adults alike. Screenagers Under The Influence focuses on practical solutions for keeping our teens safe in a changing world.

Format:
Screening
Focus Area:
Brain Research/Neuroscience, Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Self-Care
Audience:
All Audiences
Skill Level:
All levels
Grade Level:
All Grade Levels

Presented by


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Delaney Ruston (Presenter)
Screenagers Under the Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age
Screenagers

For over a decade, Delaney Ruston, MD, has been on the front lines of technology and teenagers, effecting change through her movies, podcast, book, and lectures. Her films, "Screenagers Growing Up in the Digital Age," "Screenagers Next Chapter: Mental Health in the Digital Age," and the recently released, "Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age" have been seen by more than 10 million people in communities and schools around the world. Dr. Ruston also developed "Away for the Day," a research-backed program districts implement to stop phone use in schools.