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Drug-Proofing Program Is Here

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n679/a11.html
Newshawk: Herb
Pubdate: Wed, 05 May 2004
Source: Burnaby Now, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2004 Lower Mainland Publishing Group Inc.
Contact: editorial@burnabynow.com
Website: http://www.burnabynow.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1592
Author: Christina Myers
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth)

DRUG-PROOFING PROGRAM IS HERE

Education is the best defence.

That's the philosophy behind an upcoming seminar session on drug-proofing kids.

Facilitator Nancy Enns says the program, to be held at Moscrop secondary, is aimed at both prevention and intervention, particularly for students in Grade 6 and up.

"Ideally, the target is Grade 6 up to about Grade 10. If they're going to start experimenting, it usually happens in Grade 6," she said.

The program, titled How to Drug Proof Your Kids - Parents Do Make All the Difference, was developed by the U.S.-based Focus on the Family organization, and launched in Canada in 2001.

Enns says programs have been successfully running in Langley, Abbotsford and Surrey for a year now, but this is its first time in Burnaby.

"Parents do make all the difference, and you can't afford not to take it. It's a tool that will take you right through," she said.

The six-session series includes information on drug education, teaching children survival skills to face peer pressure, information about addiction and a variety of other topics.

Each parent/couple will receive a program manual with notes, exercises and reference material. Cost is $30 per person or $55 per couple.

The first of the two-hour sessions is slated to begin Tuesday, May 11.

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