No, my kid did not hear about the white out incidents lol.(some boys actually sniffed glue in class) I was straight with her when discussing drug past because I wanted her to know how easily addiction can sneak in, what a bad trip can feel like and the stupid decisions made while high that could have ended very badly and only by pure luck didn’t. She never got into drugs, thankfully.
Honesty is always the best approach.
My parents were the kinds to never talk about the “important things.” I got into trouble trying to find out.
I have always talked with my kids about the “important things.”
You never have to fight addiction if you don’t start down the path to addiction. For some folks that path is not far from the first use.