Substance use prevention resources
Background information on substances and resources for teachers to use in classrooms.
Educators can guide students towards healthy choices by providing them with substance use related information and classroom activities.
The Alcohol: The Whole Truth toolkit and interactive activities can be requested by emailing us.
Indicate which toolkits or activities you are interested in.
Alcohol: The Whole Truth Toolkit
Grade 5
- Cannabis background information for educators
- Informations générales sur le cannabis pour les éducateurs
Elementary and middle school resources
- OPHEA - cannabis education resources
- Niagara Region Public Health - teaching tool (grades 5 to 8)
- Ottawa Public Health - cannabis lesson plan (grade 6)
- Health Canada - in-class experience and classroom resources (grades 7 to 8)
- Toronto District School Board - cannabis misuse prevention lessons (grades 6 to 8)
- Stanford University - cannabis awareness and prevention toolkit
Secondary school resources
- OPHEA - cannabis education resources
- Niagara Region Public Health - teaching tool (grades 9 to 12)
- Toronto District School Board - cannabis misuse prevention lessons (grades 9 to 12)
- Health Canada - in-class experience and education activities (grades 9 to 12)
- Stanford University - cannabis awareness and prevention toolkit
Elementary and middle school resources
- OPHEA - tobacco lesson plans and activities (grades 1 to 8)
- Niagara Region Public Health - teaching tool (grade 4)
- Ottawa Public Health - tobacco and vaping lesson plan (grade 4)
- Media Smarts - tobacco marketing (grades 5 to 6)
- Stanford University - tobacco prevention toolkit (grades 6 to 12)
Secondary school resources
- Vaping background information for educators
- Informations générales sur le vapotage pour les éducateurs
Elementary and middle school resources
- Not An Experiment - educator resources (grades 7 to 12)
- OPHEA - vaping education resources (grade 4 to 8)
- Niagara Public Health - teaching tools (grades 4 to 6)
- Ottawa Public Health - tobacco and vaping lesson plan (grades 4, 7 and 8)
- Stanford University - You and Me, Together Vape Free prevention toolkit