If you are between 5 and 20 years old and need to talk to someone about drug or alcohol problems, the Kids Help Phone line is there to help you. It is free, anonymous and confidential. Check out the website where you can ask questions online or get the number to talk to someone that can give you the answers you need right away.
Other resources from SupportNet.ca - Resources for Your Recovery:
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The Ontario Prescription Drug Abuse - Prevention and Intervention website is a resource for First Nations in Ontario.
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The Canadian Guideline for the Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain has been developed as a clinical practice guideline to provide information to physicians, health care providers and patients on the benefits and risks of the use of opioids for pain management. The Canadian Guideline includes 24 practice recommendations, based on research, that will help doctors make decisions on when to use opioids to treat pain and how to prevent abuse, wean patients off opioids, monitor effectiveness, etc...
Read morePublished in the SLFNHA Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4 - April/May 2010
By Irene Dube
When April Tuesday was in her 30s, she discovered the allure of oxycodone, found in perocets and in the pill known by the brand-name OxyContin. After years of working through alcohol abuse, which included treatment in Thunder Bay, the pills came quietly into her life and before she realized it she was addicted.
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