Virginia Beach family uses son’s addiction, death as a warning for others
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Richard Fee was destined to change the world, but after becoming addicted to a prescribed psychiatric drug, his life was cut short.
News 3 met with Kathy and Rick Fee to talk about their son’s Adderall addiction, and how his story is now changing those in Hampton Roads.
According to a study by Michigan State University, nearly one million children are misdiagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). On Monday, News 3 talked to a Virginia Beach couple whose son died due to a psychiatric drug addiction.
Mission Statement
The Richard Scott Fee Foundation is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to raising awareness to the often misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the over prescribing of potentially dangerous narcotic medication to our nation’s youth.
Our goal – by speaking at events on school campuses and sharing Richard’s story – is to give students, parents, school faculty and even medical professionals vital information that will help them to make more informed decisions regarding their care and positively affect their lives.
Scholarships
Friends of Richard and the Fee family established a scholarship in his memory at Greensboro College in 2011. Greensboro College was important and very influential in Richard’s life. Richard graduated from Greensboro in 2008 and loved the school the friends he made there and fell in love with the city.
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Richard’s Story
Everyone has a story. Some are long. Some are short. Some are epic and many are just ordinary. To Richard’s family and friends, his short time with us was anything but ordinary.
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Media
Richard continues to make a positive impact on the world. Through telling his story, the Fee family has reached millions of Americans to educate them on the dangers of overprescription.
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