More Teens Using Other Drugs Lately

When you think about Perth County and drugs, what comes to your mind? Meth! Right or wrong we are known by some people as "the meth capital." What effect has this had on young people?

Has it changed the way you do things?

A frightening trend that we at Choices for Change have seen over the past year has been more youth using chemical drugs than ever before. We believe that this is a spin-off of the very valid media information about meth being so dangerous. The result of this information for some youth is to play down how dangerous other drugs are, even if they might previously have considered them dangerous. We are seeing more youth using dangerous drugs like ecstasy, cocaine, large amounts of caffeine, hallucinogens as well as cannabis and alcohol.

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