Drug Facts For Young People is an English-language magazine published annually by Regional Maple Leaf Communications Inc.[1] It was first published in 1986 and is aimed at young teens.[2] Drug Facts For Young People focuses on making young people aware of their own values, the influences of their peers and role models, and encourages them to make a positive choice regarding drugs such as alcohol.[3] Some schools in US and Canada use the book as an extra curriculum activity.[4] Drug Facts For Young People has been endorsed by the RCMP Foundation since 1999 and was formerly illustrated by Ben Wicks from 1996 - 2000.[5][6][7] After his death, RMC created "The Ben Wicks Award" in his honor and each year, up-and coming artists from Canada and the US entered the contest for a chance to win the right to illustrate the book and collect the $10,000 prize.[8]
| Editor | Toni Ziganash |
|---|---|
| Categories | Young Teens |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Company | Regional Maple Leaf Communications Inc |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Language | English |
| Website | drugfacts4youngpeople |
In 2010, RMC chose a former Ben Wicks Award Winner for Elementary Safety Book, Canadian artist Bob Hahn, to create a unique set of animal characters for the publication and the new accompanying website drugfacts4youngpeople.com.[9] Drugfacts4youngpeople.com hosts annual vids4kids contest, which is a five thousand dollars video contest with various drug prevention related topics each year.[10]
Former Ben Wicks Award Winners and Illustrators for Drug Facts For Young People Book
- 2002 - Mike Myhre (Fort St. John, BC)
- 2003 - Rob Jones (Victoria, BC)
- 2004 - June Um (Vancouver, BC)
- 2005 - Jeff Epp (Harrow, ON)
- 2006 - Ian Maclean (Calgary, AB)
- 2007 - Rob Seddon (Kanata, ON)
- 2008 - Rachel Loveless (Edmonton, AB)
- 2009 - Lettie Lo (Oakville, ON)
- 2010 - Agnes Wiguna (Toronto, ON)
References
edit- ^ Health Education Curriculum, Kindergarten – Grade 5, New Brunswick
- ^ "Drug Facts For Young People is published by Regional Maple leaf Communications". Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ^ Variety of drug prevention topics are covered by Drug Facts For Young People
- ^ Drug Fact For Young People educates teen about drugs. Archived July 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Drug Facts For Young People has been endorsed by RCMP Foundation
- ^ RCMP foundation's partner list Archived January 15, 2013, at archive.today
- ^ Ben Wicks illustrated Drug Facts For Young People
- ^ "Ben wicks award". Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "Bob Hahn accepts permanent position to design all of RMC's upcoming websites". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ The Elementary Safety Book for Children offers safety related coloring pages
