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Substance Use: Talking alcohol, vaping & other drugs with your kids

BC Children's Where You Are Podcast

Promoting Student Wellbeing: The ABC's of Substance Use Education

Health Canada

Talking with your teen about vaping

A tip sheet for parents and caregivers to use when talking about vaping with youth.

BUNYAAD

The ABCs of Substance Use

A collection of resources to promote evidence-based approaches to youth substance-use education in BC schools.

A non-profit, free, and confidential service that connects the public to grief support services in BC, including suicide grief support and loss due to substance use. Services include bereavement support groups, a toll-free grief and loss helpline, and community events.

HealthLinkBC

How to talk to kids about Substance Use

This resource provides advice on how you can begin and continue having conversations about drug use with your kid, teenager, or even your adult children.

Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research

Helping Schools

Includes curriculum resources and lesson plans focused on drug literacy with the goal of encouraging students to both express and think critically about their current drug- and gambling-related beliefs, attitudes and behaviours.

Island Health

Recognizing Resilience: A Workbook for Parents and Caregivers of Teens Involved with Substances

This is a workbook for parents and caregivers who love and worry about a teenager who may be experimenting with or regularly engaged in relationship with alcohol or other drugs.

FamilySmart

Talking With Youth About Substance Use - Paying Attention-Relationship or Behaviour

Parenting with a different focus in mind about substance use and talking to youth about this difficult topic.

Drug Cocktails: Facts About Mixing Medication with Common Substances

Designed to help youth “get the facts” about the effects and risks of mixing medications they take with substances like cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, and other street drugs.

FamilySmart

Substance Use – Relationship over Responsibility

This presentation is a facilitated discussion to help share some practical ways to move through the challenges of being a parent of a young person with substance use challenges.