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RESOURCES FOR YOUTH:
SUBSTANCE USE & ADDICTIONS
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For more information, see our Health Topics section on Substance
Use and Addictions.
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Addictions
Foundation of Manitoba |
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| Addictions Foundation
of Manitoba |
English/French |
AFM website offers information, resources, descriptions of
its programs and services, and contact information. |
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Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Library |
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| Addictions Foundation
of Manitoba |
English/French |
The AFM's William Potoroka Memorial Library holds the most
comprehensive collection of resources on addictions and related
issues in Manitoba. It offers up-to-date and reliable information
on issues, trends and research in the addictions field and
holds special collections on such topics as Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder and Harm Reduction. With over 1000 audio-visual
resources on a wide range of topics, the Library is an ideal
resource to support and enrich learning in this subject area.
Library membership is free to all residents of Manitoba 18+
years of age. For more information on how you can use this
collection to gather information, develop or enrich presentations
and learning activities or help someone you care about contact
AFM Library today. |
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AFM
Youth Services |
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| Addictions Foundation
of Manitoba |
English |
Information about services for youth offered by AFM. |
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P.A.R.T.Y
- Manitoba |
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| MBIA P.A.R.T.Y.
Manitoba Coordinator |
English |
A community- and rural- based program targeting high school
students on taking responsibility for their lives. Students
come face to face with the realities of high-risk behavior. |
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Pritchard
House Treatment Program |
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| Pritchard House
Treatment Program |
English |
A program for the treatment of addictions whose staff is comprised
entirely of those who are of Native descent. |
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Deal |
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| RCMP deal.org
Program |
English/French |
This website is designed by youth for youth to promote healthy
life choices, especially in the areas of drugs, violence,
and racial tolerance. Also includes resources for children
and adults. |
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Drugs |
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| Halton Region
Health Department |
English |
Gives resources designed to work with parents and youth, with
the aim of reducing the harm caused by the use and abuse of
alcohol and other drugs. Discusses alcohol poisoning, low
risk drinking guidelines, as well as information on three
major drug groups. |
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Virtual
Party |
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| Centre for Addictions
and Mental Health |
English/French |
Virtual Party is an interactive resource designed to provide
youth with information about alcohol, drugs and mental health
issues emphasizing healthy choices and the reduction of harm. |
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Do It Now
Foundation |
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| Do It Now Foundation |
English |
Accurate, creative, and realistic information on drugs, alcohol,
sexuality, and other behavioral health topics. |
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Freevibe.com |
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| freevibe.com |
English |
Facts and stories about drugs. |
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The
Cool Spot |
Ages 11 - 13 |
| National Institute
of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
English |
Gives young teens a clearer picture about alcohol use among
their peers. |
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Adolescents and Alcohol: Setting
it Straight |
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English |
Available at:
AFM
William Potoroka Memorial Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5135/.A36/2001)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
For young people who abuse alcohol, there are often painful
and sometimes deadly consequences. In this video, teens share
their personal stories of addiction, loss of control, and
the hope that recovery can bring. These stories offer teens
in early recovery encouragement and the promise that sobriety
is possible and desirable. |
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Alternatives to Addiction |
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English |
Available at:
AFM
William Potoroka Memorial Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/A5/1999)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Hooked: The Addiction Trap series - A model for change, which
includes advice on getting help, recognizing warning signs,
dealing with feelings, understanding that feeling pain is
a part of living, urge surfing, and not giving up, and is
presented for youth who may already have developed negative
patterns which could lead to addiction. |
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Consequences of Addiction |
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English |
Available at:
AFM
William Potoroka Memorial Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/C657/1999)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Hooked: The Addiction Trap series - Participants in the module,
including those with substance abuse and smoking problems
as well as gambling, Internet pornography, and other addictions
discuss the heavy toll addiction has taken on their health,
relationships with family and friends, school life, finances,
and freedom. |
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“I don’t have a problem”:
The Path to Addiction |
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English |
Available at:
AFM
William Potoroka Memorial Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/I3/2000)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Teenagers typically believe they are immune to the problem
of serious drug abuse. But denial is a necessary element in
becoming addicted. Program dramatizes the story of one teenager
as he progresses from trying his first joint to snorting cocaine,
repeatedly denying along the way that he has any problem.
This close-up look at one teen’s descent into addiction
offers a powerful insight into the nature of the process and
helps students begin to understand their own potential vulnerability. |
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Technology Addiction: Step Back to
Reality |
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English |
Available at:
AFM
William Potoroka Memorial Memorial Library (VTR/RC 569.5/.I54/T4/2000)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Teens must make choices that in generations past were reserved
for the older, more experienced. They need straightforward,
common sense options that simplify their ever-increasing complicated
lives. This video deals with the awareness of being addicted
to technology. |
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The Addicted Brain |
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English |
Available at:
AFM
William Potoroka Memorial Memorial Library (DVD/QP 356/.A3/2003)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
This documentary takes viewers on a tour of the world’s
most prolific manufacturer and user of drugs – the human
brain. The bio-chemistry of the brain is responsible for joggers’
highs, for the compulsion of some people to seek thrills,
for certain kinds of obsessive-compulsive behavior, even for
the drive to achieve power and dominance. The program explores
developments in the biochemistry of addiction and addictive
behavior. |
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What is Addiction? |
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English |
Available at:
AFM
William Potoroka Memorial Memorial Library (VTR/HV 5824/.Y68/W4/1999)
(borrow) (Toll-free: 1-866-805-8885) |
Hooked: The Addiction Trap series - Offers a definition of
addiction, both to substances and behaviours, and presents
experts discussing some of the most recent research on addiction
and the brain. |
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