Fears that TikTok is “serving up” drug content to impressionable users have prompted calls for all drug content to be censored on the platform. But that would remove useful health advice too.
Just around 3% of teens have used MDMA (ecstasy) in the past year.
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Few teens use MDMA and scare tactics, like those we’ve seen recently, are unlikely to reduce existing drug use further.
With the legalization of cannabis in Canada just around the corner, there’s still too much panic over drug education. There’s no need to rush awareness campaigns in advance of legalization; it’s better to start doing them right.
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