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Are you ready to navigate the challenging topic of substance use with understanding, empathy, and awareness?

Conscious Substance Use: A Conversation Guide for Families is a 20-page zine designed to help families discuss substance use thoughtfully. Whether you’re a parent, sibling, or an auntie who cares deeply about fostering healthy dialogue, this guide offers practical tools to approach the topic of substance use without fear.

Don’t worry! My zine emphasizes that young people should wait until their brains are fully developed before using substances. However, did you know that kids’s brains aren’t fully developed until the age of 24?

We can’t wait until then to start educating our kids. If we do, it will be too late. By the time their brains are fully developed, they’ll already have have left the nest!

In this zine, I cover:

• Going beyond stereotypes to talk about why people use substances and what their potential harms are
• Initiating calm and connected dialogues, rather than lectures about substance use
• Communicating expectations that align with your family’s beliefs and experiences
• Helpful resources and prompts for continuing the conversation beyond the pages of this guide

Let’s start talking!

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