Is Singapore's anti-drug messaging resonating with our youth? | Heart of the Matter podcast

There’s been a worrying rise in the number of young people arrested for drug abuse, says the Central Narcotics Bureau. How should anti-drug messaging be tailored better to suit a generation that’s consuming a largely social media diet?

Otelli Edwards finds out from Dr Lambert Low, deputy chief of the department of addiction medicine in the Institute of Mental Health, Ravindran Nagalingam, board member at the National Council Against Drug Abuse and Tham Yuen Han, clinical director at WE CARE Community Services.

0:00 Intro
2:38 When should we talk to our kids about drugs?
4:43 Starting with the right message
9:41 Impact of social media
13:24 How to talk about drugs to our kids

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