Youth Substance Use

• Pediatricians call youth overdoses a public health emergency. What will end it?

  As students prepare to go back to school, prevention organizations are urging adults to take action against the rising risk of substance abuse to youth. 

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2023
  
• Vernon man shares his mental-health struggles in hopes of helping north Okanagan youth

  As a young teen, scared to tell his parents or doctors, Godard dealt with depression, anxiety and mania he was experiencing alone.

  Health

  Jan 22, 2019
  
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• Supervised consumption site for youth among ideas in new report on youth addiction

  "Young people are not immune from the opioid crisis that we're hearing about every day," said B.C.'s children's watchdog.

  Nov 15, 2018