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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Sure you can google all kinds of information on how to approach this, but in reality is there any evidence that any method is better or worse than the other?  [/b]

While there's no guarantee, I've taken the position with my kids (3 of them, the youngest is 16) of knowing who your kids' friends are, who they're hanging out with.  And knowing those  parents.[/quote]Yes, there is research that harm reduction-based programs are more effective than zero tolerance.

https://substanceabusepolicy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13011-022-00502-1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528824/

https://possibilitiesforchange.org/mitigating-risk-in-youth-substance-use-with-the-harm-reduction-model/#:~:text=“Harm%20reduction%20is%20an%20approach,and%20other%20health%20care%20services.”

Generally what the means for parenting:
- Stick to facts, not judgment or scare tactics (Meaning don’t say things like “You’ll die if you do drugs!” Or “All drug users are losers.”)
- Make them aware of harm reduction strategies (“Start low, go slow,” set and setting, etc.)
[b]- Teach them how to recognize an overdose and how to use fentanyl[/b]
- Keep your door open because they are much more likely to come to you with questions or for help if you don’t immediately shut them down with zero tolerance language

Obviously some of these are hard for many parents to adopt. At the very least, be honest and non-judgmental.[/quote]

Teach them how to use fentanyl?[/quote]

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