Drug Education Student Booklet

4 1 Guerin, N. & White, V. (2018). ASSAD 2017 Statistics & Trends: Australian Secondary Students’ Use of Tobacco, Alcohol, Over-the- counter Drugs, and Illicit Substances. Cancer Council Victoria. ALCOHOL (AT LEAST A FULL SERVE) 1 IN 4 27% CANNABIS 1 IN 12 8% COCAINE 1 IN 100 1% ECSTASY 1 IN 50 2% HALLUCINOGENS 1 IN 100 1% HEROIN 1 IN 100 1% METHAMPHETAMINE 1 IN 100 1% TOBACCO 1 IN 14 7% IT MAY BE SHOWN DIFFERENTLY BY THE MEDIA, BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT MOST YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NEVER TRIED AN ILLEGAL DRUG OR HAD A FULL SERVE OF ALCOHOL. HOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12-17 USED DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN THE PAST MONTH?1