Early Years Children - Health & Well-Being
Substance Use & Abuse
It is a good idea to talk to your child about drugs and safety. It is important for your child to know that medications are also drugs and can be very dangerous (including over the counter medications like acetaminophen). It's important to take them just the way the doctor prescribed them. It's also a good idea to talk to her about illegal and legal drugs including alcohol and tobacco. The use of substances by children in the early years is a serious cause for concern. For information about substance use and how to identify if there is a problem, follow the links below.
Tobacco
- Electronic Cigarettes
- Flavored Tobacco Products
- Health Impacts of Tobacco Use
- Make Your Home and Car Smoke-free
- Smokeless Tobacco Products
- Secondhand Smoke
- Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet
- Tips for Keeping Young Children Smoke-free
- Quit4Life
Alcohol & Drugs
- Alcohol
- Drug Awareness - Parents
- Drug Identification Chart
- Drug Related Harms
- Drug Use During Festival Season
- Fentanyl - It will take your breath away...forever
- What is Fentanyl
- Illicit Drugs - 60% of illicit Drug Users are 15 to 24 years old. Canadian youth are initiating substance use as early as 14 or younger. This early drug use sets in motion a pattern of behaviour that translates into destructive social consequences
- Inhalant Abuse: What You Should Know
- National Anti-Drug Strategy
- Signs and Symptoms of Teen Drinking and Drug Use
- Substance Abuse/Addictions ? Find out about causes of substance abuse/addictions and signs that there may be a substance abuse problem.
- Substance Use, Directory of Youth Addiction Services
- Talking About Drugs
- Talk to your children about alcohol
- W-18 - What is W-18?