Other people s use

Experiential ignorance from not using Coping with other people s use Being the designated driver Being unmindful of prescriptive medication... 

Simply because a child remains abstinent does not mean that he or she can always keep social company with friends and acquaintances who also abstain. Because it is a drug-filled world young people live in, parents need to talk with abstinent children about how to take care of themselves around other people s use. 

Go slowly. It s your body, it s the only one you get, so go at your own rate. If you re drinking, sip don t gulp, and keep about an hour between drinks that you limit to two. Don t feel you have to keep up with other people s use. Don t accept dares when it comes to use. Don t compete with other people to see who can use the most."... 

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