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Survey on substance use in schools

February 26, 2025

A national survey of school principals is drawing attention to student substance use and the strain its puts on educators and school resources. We speak with lead researcher and UBC Nursing Professor Emily Jenkins about the findings.

  • Canadian collaboration to develop national standards for substance use education and intervention in schools

    A discussion about the need for a coordinated approach to substance use education and intervention in schools (podcast).

  • Fear-based’ substance-use education is failing – does this B.C. nurse have an answer?

    Outdated substance use education has been found to rely on marketing and ideological approaches instead of evidence (article).

  • The Pulse Interview: Dr. Emily Jenkins, @UBC Nursing prof & clinical expert on mental health and harm reduction

    The mental health impacts of necessary COVID-19 self-isolation measures.

  • Teen marijuana poisonings have skyrocketed. How to keep your child safe

    How to talk to your child about cannabis and make cannabis use safer (article).

  • Metro Vancouver board approves Burb cannabis store beside UBC campus

    Dr. Jenkins speaks to her philosophical approach to the legal cannabis store opening up beside UBC campus (article).

  • On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko: COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on mental health

    Latest findings from the COVID-19 impacts on mental health survey.