LOCAL Houston | The City Guide October 2016 | Page 34
GISH AT THE MOVIES
HOUSTON’S SOBER TEENS INSPIRE A REVOLUTION
The stats about teen drug use in our country are
alarming – 1.3 million adolescents currently have a substance abuse disorder, 9 out of 10 adult addicts say
their addiction began in their youth, and the drug overdose death rate among teens has more than
doubled during the past decade. These are grim
statistics – and yet here in Houston, there is a
dedicated group of adults determined to change those
numbers and buck all trends. Generation
Found (www.generationfoundfilm.com), a new film by GREG
The film features interviews with leaders in the youth
recovery field here including GEORGE YOUNGBLOOD,
founder of APG Teen and Family Services/TAFS
(www.teenandfamilyservices.org), and JOHN CATES, founder of
recovery school Cates Academy(www.threeoaksacademy.org)
and APG Lifeway International (www.lifewayinternational.org).
And one of the most touching stories in the film is that
of the TAFS Sunnyside APG, spearheaded by residents
Arn