Telling Stories That Explain: Comparing Media and Organizational Discourse on Adolescent Substance Use

What’s missing from the public conversation on adolescent substance use? For one thing, it’s lacking crucial information about what makes adolescence a sensitive period for brain development. That’s the conclusion of “Telling Stories that Explain,” a new study from the FrameWorks Institute. Researchers analyzed the communications content in media coverage and nonprofit materials, and found that the narratives the public encounters don’t tell the whole story.