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The Cache Citizen
Serving Logan, Utah (Cache County)Vol. 1, No. 9
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USU Extension offers tips for talking with kids about substance use

Schools desk
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026In the Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 edition
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LOGAN - Utah State University Extension published guidance Nov. 6 for parents and other trusted adults on talking with children and teens about substance use, according to an Ask an Expert post by Extension health and wellness faculty Ashley Yaugher.

Yaugher recommends starting with trust for kindergarten through third grade, addressing trends such as vaping around fourth grade, and giving high schoolers plain explanations of brain development. The post warns that counterfeit pills made to look like prescriptions can contain fentanyl, and it lists a youth e-cigarette quit text of DITCHVAPE to 88709 and a helper text of QUIT to (202) 899-7550.

Why this matters

Cache County families get a local Extension checklist for hard conversations about nicotine, pills and other substances before problems escalate.

Source: USU Today — Ask an Expert: Tips for Talking to Kids About Substance Use (Nov. 6, 2026).

Drafted by AI from the linked public source. Approved by The Cache Citizen Editor, Jeffrey Wallace.

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