DFK is now Substance. We work to ensure that all young people can live their lives free from the harms of problematic substance use.
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Another year of great teamwork and partnership that aims to keep our communities and homes safer. The safe disposal of no longer needed medications 💊 prevents potential harm. #TogetherForSaferHomes @SubstanceTalk and Health Products Stewardship Association.
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Talking About Drugs and Substance Use and Misuse with Teens: What Parents Should Know
Chantal Vallerand, Executive Dir of @DrugFreeKidsCda & mom shares strategies for parents with @liannecastelino
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#parenting #parentingtips #drugs #alcohol #substanceuse
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New #Cannabis #Research: marginalized communities share their experiences of facing stigma and disproportionate surveillance of their cannabis use in healthcare settings. Find out more: bit.ly/41xdyqC
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A new perspective article published in @NEJM by @DrScottHadland estimates that in 2022, about 22 high-school-age Americans died weekly from overdoses driven by prescription pills laced with fentanyl. This meant a death rate of 5.2 per 100,000 14 to 18 year olds. This rate has gone up as drug use has become more dangerous thanks to fentanyl.
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How have we grown numb to the #suicide of #Indigenous children? by @TanyaTalaga theglobeandmail.com/opinion/… via @GlobeDebate #MentalHealth #trauma #sdoh
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Drug dependence and addiction can happen to anyone. Managing this can be difficult for many people. A thread🧵:
#drug #dependence #addiction #endstigma #nomorestigma #nomoreshame #endoverdose
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When is a good time to talk to your teen about drug + alcohol use/misuse?
How do you broach the subject as a parent? Chantal Vallerand of @DrugFreeKidsCda shares strategies & proven tips in a #podcast + video interview w/ @LianneCastelino
#parenting
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🚨CAMH is thrilled to launch #Canada’s first hospital-based same-day Virtual Urgent Care clinic for #mentalhealth!
This service offers same-day virtual mental health support to people aged 16+ who live in #Toronto.
Appointments are now OPEN!
BOOK HERE:
camh.ca/en/your-care/program…
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"Most parents assume substance addiction and overdosing isn’t an immediate threat to their children, says Drug Free Kids Canada executive director Chantal Vallerand, but studies pointing to a growing crisis say otherwise." @DrugFreeKidsCda globalnews.ca/news/9936279/9…
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Pediatricians are calling youth drug overdoses a public health emergency, and the "Just Say No" lecture is outdated.
@DrugFreeKidsCda, @ash_amlani, @Wellstream_ca and D.A.R.E Canada told me how adults should approach the conversation with kids on substance use instead.
“Parents don’t think their kids are at risk. It’s always somebody else’s kid. But it’s more important than ever to take preventative measures,” Drug Free Kids Canada's Chantal Vallerand said.
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Thank you to community partners @RexallDrugstore @DrugFreeKidsCda and Health Products Stewardship for expanding this years #IOAD2023 event. Together we can make a difference.
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Today I was happy to recognize the importance of #OverdoseAwarenessDay with @TPS_CPEU & our community partners @RexallDrugstore @DrugFreeKidsCda and Health Products Stewardship. We are invested in community health & safety @TorontoPolice
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#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #MentalHealthAwareness #suicideprevention @DrugFreeKidsCda @CAMHnews @AASuicidology @SuicidePrevAU
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#Toronto is on the event map again this year for #IOAD23. Join us on Thursday at 3 Rexall locations with @DrugFreeKidsCda to help raise awareness and save lives.
901 Eglinton Ave W, 474 Spadina Ave, 539 Parliament St
International Overdose Awareness Day is just a few days away now. Is there an event happening near you to join? Or do you have something else planned?
See the 2023 global event map: overdoseday.com/events-2023/
#ioad2023 #endoverdose #overdoseawarenessday
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August is #NationalDrugDropOffMonth. Again this year, we are partnering w/ @RexallDrugstore in Toronto to raise awareness about safe disposal of unwanted/expired medications & keeping kids safe w @DrugFreeKidsCda. Join us Aug 31st 10-2pm at three different locations. #ioad2023
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Happy to be participating in #DrugTakeBack initiative and International Overdose Awareness Day with @RexallDrugstore and @DrugFreeKidsCda
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How do you react to the ebbs and flows of life? Do you react or respond to what life gives you? #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthrecovery
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New data from @ODPRN_Research @unityhealth has found "opioid-related deaths among teens & young adults in ON tripled from 2014 to 2021"
How can parents talk about drug use & misuse w/ kids?
Chantal Vallerand @DrugFreeKidsCda Exec Dir shares tips
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Not sure how to talk to your teen/tween about vaping?
✔ Pick the right time
✔ Ask permission
✔ Let them know you hear them (validate)
✔ Show empathy/compassion
See More tips from @DrugFreeKidsCda 👉ow.ly/Ce2q50OQNCJ
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