Tool Kit: Talking With Your Teen About Drugs

Did you know?

Consequences of drug use can be more severe for teens than for adults because the brains of young people are still developing.

Health Canada has developed a Tool Kit to help parents, guardians and other caring adults talk with teens about drugs.

• Booklet: Talking with Your Teen about Drugs
• Brochure: Help Prevent Drug Use by Your Teen: Tips on Developing Their Resiliency
• Brochure: How to Talk with Your Teen about Drugs: Communication Tips for Parents
• A bookmark promoting Kids and Drugs: A Parent's Guide to Prevention
• Drugs and Travel: Do's and Don'ts
• A 25-page note pad with additional tips (no online version available)

You can order a copy of the Tool Kit or read the booklets available within the Tool Kit online.

To order a Tool Kit:
Online

1 800 O-Canada (1 800 622-6232)
TTY: 1 800 926-9105

Talking with Your Teen about Drugs

This booklet provides you with basic information about illegal drugs and how to talk with your teenager about drugs.

It is organized according to: drug facts and learning about drugs, tips for open communication and signs of possible drug use.

Being knowledgeable about drugs before you start a conversation with your teen will help you to be in a better position to answer their questions. Read more...

Help Prevent Drug Use by Your Teen: Tips on Developing Their Resiliency

Here you will find quick tips on how to help your teen resist the pressure to use drugs. It also provides tips on how to help develop "resilience" - the skill a teen will need to adjust to changes in their lives. The brochure also lists the factors that can infuence resiliency. Read more...

How to Talk with Your Teen about Drugs: Communication Tips for Parents

This resource lists communication tips on how to talk with teens about drugs. Read more...

Drugs and Travel: Do's and Don'ts

This fact sheet contains helpful information about drugs and travelling abroad from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Read more...