Parents say Snapchat makes it easy for drug dealers to sell to their kids [Video]

An Ontario father says he lives in constant fear that his 15-year-old son will overdose — and blames the social media app Snapchat. 

“He can’t get through the day without using drugs,” said Roger, a pseudonym CBC is using to protect his son’s identity.

The addiction issues began with cannabis use in eighth grade, says Roger, but recently, he says his son began using psychedelics like LSD.

“It became very scary going from ‘It’s just a little weed’ to something like that,” he said, adding that his son uses the social messaging app Snapchat to get drugs, and there’s not much he can do to stop it.

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On occasion, he’s come upon dealers who’ve communicated with his son and reported them to the app. He says two accounts he reported were then removed, but it’s hit and miss and he says tracking them is generally very challenging.

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