Meeting being held in Kanata for parents of teens using opioids

Posted Feb 23, 2017 04:35:08 AM.

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OTTAWA – A meeting is being held in Kanata for all parents of teens using opiods in the city.

The preliminary ‘We the Parents’ meeting is being held Thursday from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Kanata Rec Centre, Hall A.

Sean O’Leary, whose daughter Paige struggled with drug addiction, led the charge to arrange the meeting with other parents of teens who use drugs.

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