“When I smoked my first joint, I was instantly hooked. If you put something in front of me, I´d do it. If friends had something in their hands and shoved it at me, I wouldn´t ask what it was. I´d just say, "sure." If it was in front of me, it was okay.”
~ Dion Metcalfe, 32, a former Ottawa street addict
Rotary Clubs of Eastern Ontario donate $1 million to project s.t.e.p
$4.7 million of our $6 million goal
- 6,000 adults are intravenous drug users
- 9,000 teens use drugs, half on a regular basis
- 450+ teens are on a waiting list for residential treatment
The bucket is overflowing and we need to turn off the tap:
1) to secure comprehensive treatment for those teens who require help; and
2) to educate teens before they become an addiction statistic.
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