Getting Through College, The Unmaking of Malaria, Supervised Injection Sites

How to Help Your Child Navigate the Stresses Of College (Originally aired May 1, 2019) Guest: B. Janet Hibbs, Psychologist and Family Therapist, Author of “The Stressed Years of Their Lives Helping Your Kid Survive and Thrive During Their College Years” Parents around the country are packing their kids up for college. Sending a freshman off for the first time is stressful for both parents and their kids. More and more college students are being treated for anxiety and depression. B. Janet Hibbs was confident that she had prepared her son for life on his own when she sent him off to college. So, when he had a mental health crisis, Hibbs was shocked and decided that there must be more that parents can do to prepare their children for the emotional demands of school. She co-authored a book for parents with the psychiatrist who treated her son. It’s called, “The Stressed Years of Their Lives.” A New (Old) Cure for Malaria (Originally aired April 29, 2019) Guest: Pamela Weathers, Professor of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute More than 1,800 people have died of malaria in the African nation of Burundi this year. While it may not make headlines, malaria continues to be a life-threatening disease for many, and treatment is complicated by both drug resistance and cost. The answer might be a new plant, rather than a new medicine.  The Debate over Supervised Injection Sites (Originally aired May 1, 2019) Guest: Peter Davidson, PhD, Associate Adjunct Professor of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of California San Diego Medical School Philadelphia nonprofit is suing the federal government for permission to open the first supervised injection site in the country. A dozen mayors and attorneys general from other states have thrown their legal support behind the effort –hoping to have another tool for combatting the opioid overdose death crisis. “Supervised injection sites” are places where people can inject heroin under the supervision of medical staff trained to reverse an overdo