Episode #81 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Louis Profeta on Drugs and CollegeEpisode #81 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Louis Profeta on Drugs and College
High Truths on Drugs and Addiction
What does Dr. Profeta tell college kids about drugs? He shows them what it's like for him, as an emergency physician, to tell their parents they died of an overdose. That's the worse horror for a doctor. Dr. Louis M. Profeta is a nationally recognized, award-winning writer and Emergency Physician at St. Vincent Hospital of Indianapolis. He is clinical instructor of Emergency Medicine at Indiana University and Marian University Schools of Medicine. A graduate of Indiana University and its School of Medicine, Dr. Profeta completed his post-graduate training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a dynamic and sought-after public speaker and writer as well as a frequent guest on TV and radio who has gained critical acclaim for his essays on topics such as his eye-opening look at our national preparedness for influenza pandemics in What Scares Me More than Ebola. In 2015, 2016 and again in 2017 he was named LinkedIn Top Voice for readership in health care. In 2020 he was recognized by LinkedIn as one of the Top Voices In Health Care related to Covid-19. The Society of Professional Journalism honored his scathingly sarcastic but passionate essay, Your Kid and My Kid Aren’t Playing in the Pros, as one of the best articles on sports in 2014. In 2018 he was honored by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists for his contributions to online media. Dr. Profeta's best-selling book, The Patient in Room Nine Says He’s God, continues to earn critical acclaim as a poignant and passionate look at society, God and life through the eyes of an ER doctor. His essay I Know You Love Me--Now Let Me Die has been read more than five million times on LinkedIn, the Huffington Post and NPR and has sparked a whole new debate on end-of-life care. His 2017 essays, When the Lion Kills Your Child , A Sunday Talk on Sex, Drugs, Drinking and Dying with the Frat Boys and I'll Look at Your Facebook Profile Before I tell Your Mother You're Dead, are three of the most read and shared articles ever on LinkedIn, exposing the disastrous consequences of the opiate epidemic, drug and alcohol abuse, and sexual assaults on college campuses. He is quickly becoming one of the most widely read opinion essayists in America. Dr. Profeta and his wife Sheryl are parents of three gr
1:01:41•11 Jul 2022
Dr. Louis Profeta's Straight Talk on Drugs with College Students
“If you can leave them with that picture, okay, it resonates with them, it makes them think and make smarter choices.”
Imagine being the doctor who has to break the news to parents that their child has died from an overdose. That's the reality Dr. Louis Profeta faces, and it's the driving force behind his candid conversations with college students about drugs and addiction. In this episode of 'High Truths on Drugs and Addiction', Dr. Profeta shares his experiences from the emergency room at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, shedding light on the harsh realities of drug abuse.
As a seasoned emergency physician and acclaimed writer, he doesn't hold back in his discussions, making this episode both eye-opening and essential listening for anyone connected to young adults. Dr. Profeta delves into the societal impacts of addiction, the consequences of marijuana use on future earning potential, and the critical importance of primary prevention starting in childhood. He also offers valuable advice to parents about assessing their child's emotional readiness before heading off to college.
This episode is packed with practical insights and hard truths that could help guide better decisions regarding drugs and addiction.
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