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Your home contains many potentially harmful substances:
medicines, aerosols, cleaning products, for example.
Some can be addictive or poisonous. Some are used as drugs by children.
- Demonstrate responsible management of your own drug use
- Agree on no-smoking areas in the house
- Keep alcohol and medicines secure
Being aware of potential dangers is not being judgmental or over-protective.
These are sensible precautions with potentially dangerous substances.
- Point out poisonous and harmful substances in the house so that they
recognise them
- Keep such substances out of reach and away from food
- Explain how medicines (tablets and liquid) can have adverse effects,
if taken incorrectly or by the wrong person
- Encourage your child to ask about the food and drink they consume: what's
in it, what’s good for them, what’s potentially harmful?
- Make sure they can distinguish between foods and poisons, medicines
and drugs.
- Explain the difference between illegal and legal drugs
- Tell them the effects that drugs have on the body
- Tell them that medicines are drugs but drugs aren't always medicines
- Tell them of the dangers of unmarked containers and unknown substances
- Be aware of harmful but potentially inviting substances such as aerosols
- Challenge any obvious movement or possible use of them
- Have rules which you can all keep to e.g. on smoking or drinking in the house,
or taking medicines
Learn more about the risks – Understanding
the risks
Find out how to improve communications with your children – Getting
on their wavelength
Find out more about the drugs themselves – What
are these drugs? Basic info
Read more about the effects of drugs – What
are these drugs? The detail
Read more about what the law says – Drugs
and the Law
Find out how you can get help – Who
else can help?
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