Drug Awareness

Have you talked with your children about smoking, drinking and drug use? Some parents feel it’s never too early to discuss these issues with their kids. Others prefer to wait until their kids ask questions. Are you ready for that discussion?

These web resources can help you increase your knowledge and awareness of drug use, and give you strategies for communicating effectively with your teenager.

 

Drug Prevention

• National Anti-Drug Strategy
  
  
  • Youth Drug Prevention for Parents

Tobacco and Substance Abuse

• School Drug and Alcohol Programs in BC
  
  
• Tobacco facts and resources (includes links to programs to help people quit smoking)
  
  
• Teen alcohol and drug abuse
  
  
• Responding to teen substance use

 

Crystal Meth

• What is Crystal Meth? 

• CrystalMethBC - The Crystal Meth Prevention Society of BC provides drug awareness and prevention programs to combat crystal meth and other illicit drug use
   
  
• No2meth (for Parents) (includes information on substance abuse prevention in general, and tips for parents on talking to kids about drug-related issues)