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Why Canadian teenagers say peer drug education is vital to keeping youth safe amid opioid epidemic

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 Zara (far left) and Taliah Lyons (far right). (Courtesy)
Zara (far left) and Taliah Lyons (far right). (Courtesy)

Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes talks with Taliah and Zara Lyons, two sisters who are educating their peers about drug safety using harm reduction techniques. They run multiple projects as a part of their leadership of Youth4Youth Canada.

We learned about their work from our friends at the Solutions Journalism Network and Native News Online.

This segment aired on November 16, 2023.

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