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No more ‘just say no’ — Canadian schools will soon have a roadmap to address student substance use
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Canadian schools are moving away from abstinence-based drug education toward comprehensive substance use prevention strategies, as survey data shows increasing rates of vaping and polysubstance use among students.
No more ‘just say no’ — Canadian schools will soon have a roadmap to address student substance use
The message to students used to be simple: “Just say no.”
But in today’s schools, that message is not only outdated, it may be part of the problem.
Across Canada, student substance use is a growing concern. According to the most recent national student survey, 15 per cent of students in Grades 7-12 reported vaping in the past month, and 18 per cent identified using multiple substances at the same time. Many Grade 7 students could not identify the health risks of substances they can easily access
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