Understand the issues that may be impacting your kids and your family
Prescription & Over the counter Medications
One in two Canadian homes have medications that are potentially dangerous, and most do not store them in a secure place. Kids may have easy access to prescription or over-the-counter medications in their own homes that could pose a serious risk to their health.
Impaired Driving
Road crashes due to drug and/or alcohol impairment are 100% preventable. However, a drug impaired driving incident is reported every three hours in Canada.
Whether your teen is a driver or a passenger, it is important they clearly understand the very real dangers of impaired driving.
Vaping
Youth between 15 and 24 years old have the highest vaping rates in Canada.
Vaping’s popularity among youth has grown significantly over the past five years – and there is a lot of concern that this increase may have a negative impact on the overall health of our young people.
Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault
A Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault occurs when alcohol or other drugs are used to intentionally sedate or incapacitate a person in order to commit a non-consensual sexual assault.
Stress and Drug use
When facing challenges that are stressful or cause anxiety, some young people may self medicate (ie. use drugs without a prescription or expert advice), turning to drugs as a way to manage uncomfortable feelings.
