Book contents
- How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs
- How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 What Are Psychoactive Drugs, Who Uses Them and Why?
- 2 Understanding Adolescence
- 3 Having the Drug Conversation with Your Child
- 4 Drugs and the Brain
- 5 How Do Drugs Cause Harm?
- 6 Types of Drugs
- 7 Rise of the Synthetics
- 8 Legal but Harmful: Prescription Medications, Tobacco, Vaping and Alcohol
- 9 Behavioural Addictions
- 10 Detecting Drug Use and What to Do about It
- 11 Treatment and Recovery
- 12 Final Thoughts
- Useful Resources
- References
- Index
3 - Having the Drug Conversation with Your Child
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 February 2025
Book contents
- How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs
- How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 What Are Psychoactive Drugs, Who Uses Them and Why?
- 2 Understanding Adolescence
- 3 Having the Drug Conversation with Your Child
- 4 Drugs and the Brain
- 5 How Do Drugs Cause Harm?
- 6 Types of Drugs
- 7 Rise of the Synthetics
- 8 Legal but Harmful: Prescription Medications, Tobacco, Vaping and Alcohol
- 9 Behavioural Addictions
- 10 Detecting Drug Use and What to Do about It
- 11 Treatment and Recovery
- 12 Final Thoughts
- Useful Resources
- References
- Index
Summary
Talking to your child about psychoactive drugs is crucial, preferably before they are exposed to drugs or people who use them.
As a parent, what you say matters.
Check with the school to see what your child is being taught about drugs.
Having the drug conversation can be difficult, but using the checklist provided will make it easier and more successful.
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- How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs , pp. 36 - 55Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025