Substance use trends are constantly changing. Here are two new resources to keep you informed and help you have effective conversations with a loved one:
1. Video: Alcohol & Teens: What Every Parent Needs to Know
2. Article:Cannabis-Infused Drinks: A Parent’s Guide to Weed Beverages, Risks & Safe Conversations
1. 🎥 What Every Parent Needs to Know About Teens & Alcohol
Teens are drinking less, but when they do, it’s often in high-risk ways like binge drinking. And alcohol companies are making products that look like soda, taste like candy, and are being marketed to young people. But you can have meaningful conversations with your child that actually make a difference.
This video shares what teen drinking looks like today, the health risks involved, and strategies for setting boundaries while building trust.
2. 🍃 Cannabis-Infused Drinks Are Showing Up in Stores
You may have seen brightly packaged cannabis drinks on store shelves next to soda or sparkling water, even in places where marijuana is supposed to be sold only at licensed dispensaries.
Some of these products look like harmless sodas but may contain high doses of THC, which is the psychoactive ingredient responsible for the "high" from cannabis use.
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Now’s a good time to have an open, judgment-free conversation with your loved one. If you need help starting that talk, check out our Marijuana Talk Kit.
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