'Live From the Newsroom' tackles drug, alcohol addiction in Delco

No, you didn't miss 'Live From the Newsroom' last night. We've shifted this week to Thursday night, and tonight we have a very special show looking at a very big problem here in Delaware County.

The truth is it's not just here, but that will be our focus as we take a look at drug and alcohol issues in the county, especially when it comes to young people.

Here's some of the 'sobering' findings of a new study that will be released next week:

* 30 percent of Delco high school seniors have been involved in binge drinking of alcohol in the last month.

* More Delco teens drive under the influence of marijuana than alcohol.

* 31 percent of Delco youth said they feel sad most days.

Tonight we'll be joined by some people who are intimately involved in this battle every day in Delco.

Joining us will be Beth Mingey, from Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems, which conducted the study for the county, along with Vanessa Walker and Linda Moore-Singleton from the County Office of Behavioral Health. And we'll be joined by a very special guest, Trisha Stouch, a mother who lost her 19-year-old daughter to heroin abuse and who is now a leader in the fight against the growing scourge of heroin use in the county.

The study will be revealed at a special community meeting next  Thursday May 2 at the Delaware County Intermediate Unit. Among those scheduled to be on hand will be county District Attorney Jack Whelan, county Executive Director Marianne Grace and Upper Darby Police Superintendent Mike Chitwood.

But you don't have to wait for next week. We will give you a sneak peek at the study's results tonight. Join us at 7 on DelcoTimes.com.

And get involved. Have a question for our panel? Email it to me at editor@delcotimes.com and I will put it to our special guests.

It's 'Live from the Newsroom,' and tonight it's all about the war on addictions here in the county among young people.

See you at 7!

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