At the Library

Teen Health and Wellness
A comprehensive database for researching health-related issues important to your well-being.

In My Community

Addiction Services of Thames Valley
Services for youth who are affected by substance abuse or gambling problems.

Kids Help Phone
Call 1-800-668-6868 or (locally) 519-663-7232.  National helpline available 24 hours a day for youth up to the age of nineteen.

Websites

Above the Influence
Information about marijuana, crystal meth, ecstasy, alcohol, and other drugs.  Listen to podcasts of teens talking about their strategies for resisting peer pressure.  Also has an advice section where you can read other's questions and send in your own.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
CAMH is Canada's leading addiction and mental health teaching hospital.

The Cool Spot
The young teen’s place for information on alcohol and resisting peer pressure.  Created by the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

MADD Youth
A site that supports youth who want to contribute to ending alcohol and drug-related crashes.

National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
The science behind drug abuse.  Contains facts about how drugs affect the brain and body so that teens will be armed with better information to make healthy decisions.

Stupid.ca
Rant, rave, and chat about smoking.

Virtual Party
Get ready to get real about alcohol.  What would you do in this situation?  Find out.