It’s #OverdoseAwarenessDay. As someone who started shooting heroin at 13, I have something to say to parents (a thread 🧵).
It’s never too early to start talking with your kids about drugs. The first time I took an opiate I was 8, heroin at 13. And no one suspected a thing.
The strongest prevention? Modeling healthy ways to handle the sh*t life serves up. Start talking about emotional regulation early.
Don’t demand your children tell you anything. Instead, just share what you struggled with at their age.
