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Currently, seven provinces conduct regularly occurring provincial SDUSs: the BC Adolescent Health Survey; the Manitoba Youth Health Survey; the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey; Québec Survey on Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use and Gambling in Secondary School Students; and the Student Drug Use Survey in the Atlantic Provinces, which includes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and [...] The purpose of this report was to bring stakeholders in the province together to be informed on the nature and extent of the issue and to identify options and strategies for addressing it. [...] Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse • Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies 6 The Value of Student Alcohol and Drug Use Surveys Other In 2013, data from the YSS, the TAYES in Alberta and the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) were all used to inform the national strategy to address the harms associated with prescription drugs, First Do No Harm: Responding to Canada's Pre [...] Several Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse • Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies 7 The Value of Student Alcohol and Drug Use Surveys measures from the survey were included in its list of health indicators to monitor for youth and for the Provincial Health Officer to include in reporting on the health status of the population. [...] In this regard, youth involvement with the NB SDUS is not only viewed as important for the collection of data, but also in using the results to help inform activities that contribute to the health and wellness of youth and the safety and vibrancy of communities.