Keeping kids safe from overdose [Video]

As kids head back to the classroom, health leaders say it’s a great time to talk to your kids about drugs before they’re offered.

KIRO 7 Anchor Aaron Wright sat down with the top doctor at Seattle Children’s to outline the danger our students are up against.

Doctor Leslie Walker-Harding, Seattle Children’s Senior Vice President, explained that there’s an important lesson we all need to brush up on – doing the work to stop drug overdoses in the home.

“At a certain age, they’re going to put just about anything in their mouth, and really giving education not to do that, not to have things out, to have them in a space locked up if possible, but really in a space where kids cannot access them,” said Dr. Walker-Harding.

Doctor Walker Harding believes that advice applies to all school-age children, and the data backs her up.

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