Web resources for youth with concerns

about Drug and Alcohol use:

( counselling home page)

Ø School District 69’s District Drug & Alcohol Review Committee (DDARC)

Ø DEAL.org is a by-youth for-youth web-based program that began in 1997. DEAL.org is operated by the Youth Engagement Section of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and is part of the National Youth Services branch of the RCMP’s Crime Prevention Services. http://deal.org/

Ø mindyourmind.ca is an award winning site for youth by youth. This is a place where you can get info, resources and the tools to help you manage stress, crisis and mental health problems. Share what you live and what you know with your friends. http://www.mindyourmind.ca/index.html

Ø National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign http://www.abovetheinfluence.com

Ø Health Canada – youth site http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/drugs-drogues/youth-jeunes/index-eng.php

Ø Virtual Party is an interactive resource designed to provide youth with information about alcohol, other drugs and mental health issues, emphasizing healthy choices and the reduction of harm. http://www.virtual-party.org/en/vpmain5615.html

Ø WhatsWithWeed.ca is a Canadian educational resource developed with young people in Ontario who are both marijuana users and non-users, in partnership with drug education specialists, drug treatment counsellors and researchers with funding from Health Canada. It is not meant to replace advice from a health care professional. http://www.whatswithweed.ca/weed/index.php

Ø Mouse Party is designed to provide a small glimpse into the chemical interactions at the synaptic level that cause the drug user to feel 'high'. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html