05/22/2026
Short, frequent discussions can have a positive impact on your
child’s decisions about alcohol and other drug use.
Talking with your child about the risks and dangers of underage drinking and other drug use at an early age is the first step toward keeping them substance-free. But as they enter middle school and high school, the pressure to try alcohol and other drugs increases. It’s important to continue these conversations throughout the middle school, high school, and young adult years. The lessons they learn early on will influence the decisions they make about substance use in adulthood other drug use.
Keeping kids safe from underage use of alcohol and other drugs is a concern for parents. In this public service announcement from SAMHSA’s “Talk. They Hear ...
