Meet Alex, a third-year Environmental Sciences student at the University of Waterloo, who is passionate about sustainability but currently juggling the pressures of academic life and personal challenges. Growing up in a small town, Alex has seen the impact of drug abuse on friends and community and now finds themselves immersed in debates about substance use and its environmental consequences. Often found at campus support groups, they are striving to raise awareness about mental health while navigating their own journey through the complexities of university life.