The New Drug Talk: Helping Pediatricians Navigate Today’s Drug Landscape with Youth and Families

The drug landscape facing young people has changed rapidly, creating new challenges for pediatricians and families. This interactive webinar will introduce Song for Charlie’s Provider Toolkit and offer practical strategies for talking with youth and caregivers about today’s drug risks, healthy coping, and staying safe. Participants will leave with resources and approaches they can incorporate into routine pediatric care.

• Describe key changes in the current drug landscape affecting adolescents, including risks associated with fentanyl, counterfeit pills, and other emerging substances.
• Apply practical, nonjudgmental strategies for engaging youth and families in conversations about substance use, healthy coping, and staying safe.
• Utilize Song for Charlie’s Provider Toolkit and New Drug Talk resources to support prevention, reinforce healthy coping skills, and facilitate ongoing conversations with youth and families in pediatric practice.

1. Access to ready-to-use materials including waiting room assets, patient portal email templates, and after-visit handouts to help healthcare practices facilitate quick, impactful fentanyl and fake pill prevention conversations without extending appointment times.