It's not enough to say no. You have to tell them why.
If there's one conversion you have to have with your children it is about drugs. It is about the prevalence of drugs in our society and that it's not enough to avoid the man on the street corner selling cocaine and heroin. You have to NOT take the highly addictive pain killers and anti-depressants and mood enhancers prescribed by your friendly family doctor.
People are walking out of the dentist's office with prescriptions for Oxycontin which is a highly addictive opioid. People don't start with heroin. They start out with pain killers and when the pain killers don't do the job, they move on to heroin. Narconon Suncoast has 36 people there now going through rehab. They all came in addicted to heroin and they all started on opioids. It is an epidemic in our country and across the planet but you have to educate your kids on the dangers of drugs and why to avoid them.
Do you know what a drug is? Can you explain it to your child?
If you have even a hint of a doubt, listen to this podcast.