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[quote=Anonymous]Well, my kid was 14 when an older teammate died of a drug overdose / fentanyl poisoning. So that took care of any feelings of invincibility or laughter/jokes about drugs.

The nature of my messaging didn’t really change with that event, but my kids take it a lot more seriously now. It’s not just a theoretical discussion anymore. We talk about:
- You really don’t know what is in any substance you get from a non-official source. Unless you (or your parents) get it directly from a pharmacy, it’s suspect. 
- That includes pills in official-looking prescription bottles. 
- Each time you take an unknown substance, it’s a roll of the dice. The first one might kill you. It might not. The second one might, or might not. And the third. And so on. My kids know enough about statistics and probability for this to make sense. 
- For older kids, especially girls, this includes a conversation about consuming drinks that were handed to you already open. 
- We talk about the power of addiction.  Their first question about the points above is always, WHY would someone do that? 
- Strategies for saying no and getting out of high-risk situations, and resources for when they need help. 
- We haven’t provided our kids with Narcan yet, but they know what it is and who is likely to have it (school resource officer, nurse, emergency responders, etc). They know who to go to for help if it’s needed, or how critical it is to call 911 and get responders there asap. [/quote]

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