High hopes for data-driven program to help stem youth substance use

Proponents hail it an effective way to nip a profound problem plaguing Algoma District directly in the bud.Over the coming months, regional youth will be part of a community-wide prevention program geared to stem substance use and improve health outcomes.Algoma Public Health , along with several regional groups, have launched Planet Youth , based on the Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM), an evidence-based approach that “successfully” reduced youth substance use in Iceland and has sin