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You may think that you have little influence on your child, but the truth is parents often underestimate how much influence they have on their children. Studies have shown that even from an early age children develop ideas and attitudes about alcohol.

Parents and carers can play a key role in promoting a responsible attitude to alcohol.
Research shows that children may be protected from the negative effects of drinking if they have strong bonds with
family and if their parents:
• recognise and praise positive behaviour;
• set healthy examples;
• have accurate knowledge of the negative effects of alcohol.

Mixing means taking two or more drugs at the same time. This can include alcohol, over-the-counter medications, prescription drugs (such as diazepam, tramadol, Lyrica/pregabalin) and illegal or illicit drugs (such as MDMA, cocaine, heroin).

What is naloxone?
Naloxone is a medicine that is used to
reverse the effects of opiate-type drugs
like heroin, for a short period of time.
Naloxone has been used for many years
in hospitals and by ambulance crews
as an ‘emergency rescue medicine’,
administered to people who appear to
have taken an opioid overdose.
When someone accidentally overdoses
on opioid drugs, their breathing can be
affected and this can lead to their death.
Naloxone can help restore the breathing
of the person who has overdosed, and
keep them alive until an ambulance
arrives.
Naloxone is injected into the muscles of
the outer arm or upper thigh.