By Anthony Corea

ADDICTIONS AWARENESS

Addictions Awareness Week prompts additional support from Carrier Sekani Family Services

Nov 24, 2021 | 4:33 PM

PRINCE GEORGE– #BreakTheStigma.

That’s what Carrier Sekani Family Services and the Sk’ai Zeh Yah youth center are calling their new campaign that is intended to shed light on a topic that they say is not talked about enough–Youth who are struggling with addictions.

The BC Coroners Service has reported more than 1500 lives have been lost to illicit toxic drugs in the first nine months of 2021 in British Columbia. Included in those deaths are the lives of 22 people under the age of 19 & 213 between the ages of 19–29.

The campaign includes the stories of people who have struggled with addiction. It also features red branded wristbands, which serve as a reminder to accept your peers, friends, and family members who are battling addiction. But the main goal of this campaign is to remind those currently struggling that it is OK to get help.

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“The mental health impacts of the pandemic are well-documented. In order to help Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth, it is crucial that CSFS tackles this problem by breaking the stigma around addictions and getting help.”

The non-profit health and wellness organization is always accepting donations to help out Indigenous youth on the street especially when the winter months roll in and the weather gets colder.