Parents of teen overdose victim make plea to all parents: Be wary of kids' social media activity
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The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who died after overdosing on drugs bought on Snapchat made a plea to parents, Friday, to be wary of their kids' activity on social media apps.
"It was the pandemic we were sheltering at home," Berman began. "Our rule with our kids was as long as they were doing well in school, they could be on social media as much as they wanted because it was the only way they could relate to and be with their friends." Berman explained that while she and her husband warned their children "incessantly" about inappropriate content online, they had no idea that drug dealers were using popular apps to target kids. "Drug dealers were basically preying on our kids and all kids online, sending them advertisements for all sorts of drugs, that they would just bring one Percocet or one Xanax delivered to your house like a pizza," Berman said.More Related News