The holiday season is here, and with it comes school parties and plenty of time to catch up with friends. For many teens, it's a time to relax and have fun. But for parents, it can also bring up tricky questions about how to talk to their kids about drugs and alcohol—and how to set the right boundaries.

To make those conversations a little easier, we’re bringing back a great chat from 2019, when Holly Wainwright spoke with Paul Dillon, the Director of Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia. Paul offers some practical advice on how to approach these topics with teens in a way that keeps their attention—and avoids the dreaded eye roll.

Your host is Holly Wainwright with thanks to Paul Dillon

You can find out more about DARTA here; http://darta.net.au/

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CREDITS:

Host: Holly Wainwright

Executive Producer: Naima Brown

Producer: Tahli Blackman

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.