Drug Education Teacher Booklet

2 CONTENTS Introduction 3 Drug and alcohol prevention 5 Drug and alcohol use and the law 8 Why do young people use drugs and alcohol? 9 How teachers can guide their students against drug and alcohol-related harms 10 Talking to a young person about drugs and alcohol 11 Evidence-based drug and alcohol education programs: Australia 13 Evidence-based drug and alcohol education programs: International 17 Drugs A-Z Alcohol 19 Benzodiazepines 20 Cannabis 21 Cocaine 22 GHB 23 Hallucinogens 24 Heroin 25 Inhalants 26 Ketamine 27 MDMA/Ecstasy 28 Methamphetamine 29 New psychoactive substances 30 Synthetic cannabinoids 31 Performance and image-enhancing drugs 32 Tobacco & e-cigarettes 33 Polydrug use 34 Notes 35 Glossary 36 More information and sources of help 37