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Learn From My Mistakes If Your Child Is Struggling With Substance Use, with Julie Merberg

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When Julie Merberg discovered a scale and baggies on her coffee table after returning from a business trip, she faced every parent’s nightmare: her teenage son wasn’t just using drugs, he was dealing them. But what brought her family to that moment reveals an important lesson about how we respond when our kids tell us