While the rates of substance abuse in youth are declining, it remains an important issue which affects way too many young people all over the world. When talking about substances, one often refers to alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana, but other drugs are also a big component of the crisis. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2020) states that alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco are most commonly used by teenagers. The same source also confirmed that, although being

Testing! Testing! Testing! We’ve all heard on the news and social media multiple times about getting tested for COVID-19. While the importance of testing has been repeatedly emphasized throughout the past few months, the exact details of “where and how one should get tested” may still be a bit blurred for many people, and the thought of being tested may be quite intimidating itself. This blog will be outlining the testing information required by Ottawa Public Health as of Oc