Posts by SSM & Area Drug Strategy
Common Antidepressant Reduces Meth Use and High-Risk Sexual Behavior for Gay and Bisexual Men and Transgender Women, Study Finds
https://www.thebodypro.com/article/common-antidepressant-reduces-meth-use-and-high-risk-sexual-behavior
Read MoreDecriminalization is not a radical solution to the opioid crisis. And it would work. Jane Philpott: If you don’t already know someone who has lost a loved one because of an accidental opioid overdose, it’s only a matter of time until you will
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/decriminalization-is-not-a-radical-solution-to-the-opioid-crisis-and-it-would-work/
Read MoreNational Addictions Awareness Week: Nov 25 – Dec 1
Pledge that: #StigmaEndsWithMe
Read MoreFood for thought: A youth perspective on recovery-oriented practice
Recovery in mental health refers to living a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life, even when a person may be experiencing ongoing symptoms of a mental health problem or illness. In a recovery-oriented system, service providers engage in shared decision-making, offering a range of services and supports to fully meet a person’s goals and needs. Recovery…
Read MoreThe High Way Home
The High Way Home is a new interactive website that allows young people to make virtual choices about impaired driving without actually putting their lives at risk. It shows them the life-threatening consequences of poor decisions and the positive outcomes of making the right choices. https://thehighwayhome.ca/party-time
Read More5 reasons why young people should delay cannabis use, developed by the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy.
Docs On Ice coming to the Sault!
Docs on Ice 2020 will be raising money for community-wide programming that will help to reduce youth substance exposure, reduce youth drug use and treat youth who are suffering from the effects of addiction in Sault Ste. Marie. We are proud to partner with the Algoma Family Services Foundation in this endeavour. Docs on Ice is an…
Read MoreWelcome to our website!
We will update this regularly on our progress tackling the recommendations in our report, from May 2019, on the harms associated with substance use in the Sault and area.
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