Drug and Alcohol Education: Parent Booklet

This booklet series was funded by the Australian Government and developed by:

• The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use (formerly the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use)
• National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
• National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University. 

This information booklet is part of a series developed for teachers, parents and students. The Parent booklet was developed to provide: 

• Accurate evidence-based information about illegal drugs, their use and effects;
• Guidance about how to talk to a young person about illegal drugs, and ways that parents can protect against drug use and related harms;
• Information about how to help someone who has taken an illegal drug.