Illegal Drugs - Parent Booklet

2 contents Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3 What are illegal drugs? ......................................................................................... 3 Howmany people use illegal drugs in Australia? ...................................... 4 Illegal drugs and the law ....................................................................................... 5 Why do young people use drugs? ..................................................................... 6 How parents can protect against drug use and related harms ............ 7 Talking to a young person about illegal drugs .............................................. 8 Helping a young person who has taken an illegal drug ......................... 10 DRS-ABCD: Basic life support flow chart ......................................... 13 Recovery position ....................................................................................... 14 Cannabis ................................................................................................................... 15 Pills and Ecstasy ..................................................................................................... 16 Methamphetamine ............................................................................................... 17 Cocaine ....................................................................................................................... 18 Inhalants .................................................................................................................... 19 Heroin ......................................................................................................................... 20 Hallucinogens .......................................................................................................... 21 Ketamine ................................................................................................................... 22 GHB .............................................................................................................................. 23 Benzodiazepines .................................................................................................... 24 New Psychoactive Substances ........................................................................ 25 Synthetic Cannabinoids ..................................................................................... 26 PolydrugUse ............................................................................................................ 27 Glossary ..................................................................................................................... 28 More information and sources of help ......................................................... 30