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Is letting your child use substances at home saving their life—or enabling their addiction?

As a parent navigating the heartbreaking reality of a child's substance use, you're often torn between tough love and compassion. This episode explores a question many fear to ask out loud: can safe use at home actually prevent overdose deaths in today’s fentanyl-ravaged landscape?

• Discover how harm reduction strategies like safe spaces and naloxone can be life-saving tools rather than acts of denial.
• Learn why open, shame-free conversations may do more to reduce substance use than rigid abstinence demands.
• Gain insight into how acceptance, education, and personalized boundaries can empower your family to survive and grow through the chaos.

Press play to learn how compassion and informed choices can be powerful tools in keeping your child alive and connected.

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This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.