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Students present 'Break the Loop' project on teen addiction, request pilot support
Summary
Two HOSA students presented 'Break the Loop,' a plan for early recognition and micro‑intervention of everyday addictions among teens (caffeine, screen time, gaming), proposing QR‑based anonymous habit tracking, brief school check‑ins, peer leadership training, and a centralized resource platform.
Two students representing Health Occupations Students of America presented the 'Break the Loop' project to the Clawson City Council on April 7, framing modern adolescent addiction broadly to include high‑frequency caffeine use, excessive screen time, gaming and work‑related compulsions.
Presenters Chloe and Anusha said their research showed widespread, normalized habits among teens that can harm sleep and cognition over time. Their proposal includes brief recurring check‑ins in school clubs or after‑school activities, a QR‑based anonymous habit tracker to gather local behavioral data, tiered step‑down support models, and peer‑leadership training to build early recognition and lower the barrier to help‑seeking. They asked for city collaboration to pilot interventions in community spaces and to help scale tools that protect privacy while gathering local evidence.
Councilmembers thanked the presenters and suggested coordinating with youth assistance and the youth liaison to explore practical implementation steps and schedule follow‑up with staff.
