89 - How to Prevent Kids From Developing Addictions with Bestselling Author Jessica Lahey

Jessica Lahey has spent more than 20 years as a teacher, including five years teaching in a drug and alcohol rehab center for adolescents. She is a New York Times Best-Selling author. She"s also a self-described alcoholic who set out on a quest to learn how to prevent her kids from falling into a generational cycle of addiction. In this episode, she talks about her new book, The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence.  She shares how to empower kids to refuse substances, how to talk about alcohol in an effective manner, and how to decrease the chances that a child will develop a drug or alcohol problem.