In part one of our new series on teaching children about compassion and humanity, Adrian Paul and Ethan Dettenmaier discuss the role of respect and introduce a Peace Fund Poker interview clip with longtime Peace Fund friend Rick Mora and actors Roger R. Cross (24, CONTINUUM) and Carl Weathers (ROCKY, PREDATOR).

And in my Hero of the Week segment, learn what Christopher Cao and his Reboot For Youth team are doing to “increase educational opportunities for underprivileged youth through greater access to technology” in the United States, Costa Rica, Kenya, Cambodia, and Vietnam!

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Adrian Paul and Ethan Dettenmaier conclude our series on addictions among young people with segments on video game dependency and the alarming rise of prescription drug abuse in children and teens.

And in my Hero of the Week segment, learn how Jordyn Schara founded Foundation H.O.P.E. to guide her Wisconsin Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal Program (WI P2D2) above and beyond every logistical, financial, and bureaucratic hurdle imaginable to create the largest self-sustainable, teen-run drug collection and disposal program in the world!

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Hero of the Week and 10-year-old Kids Against Teenage Smoking founder Hannah Whatley-Blaine and her mother, professional speaker and Minding Moments Leadership Development Coach Nancy Whatley-Blaine, join Adrian Paul and Ethan Dettenmaier and me to explore the causes and dangers of nicotine addiction in the second week of our series on substance abuse among young people.

Hannah recites her Cool K.A.T.S. Pledge with Adrian, summarizes the book she wrote to stop kids from smoking before they start, and shares startling facts about tactics that tobacco and e-cigarette companies use to target children; Nancy highlights Hannah’s partnership with D.A.R.E. and discusses the smoking industry’s efforts to suppress her daughter’s message.

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