Above all, we need to create a safe haven where teenagers can go to talk about drug, alcohol and gambling problems, without fear of reprisal. They need to know there's a place they can go and be heard without being judged.
We need to take these issues out of the closet and begin open discussion before we see another headline of a life that will never be lived.
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