Drugs and Alcohol Education Resources

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Resources on Positive Choices are organised by type, such as factsheets, videos and apps. On this page, you can click on any of these sections to find resources of a particular type. For more information about what each resource type is, please see our Getting Started guide.

Recommended Programs

SHAHRP: School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project. Classroom program focused on helping students develop skills to reduce alcohol-related harms.
Climate Schools: Psychostimulant & Cannabis Module. Curriculum-based program featuring engaging cartoons to prevent harm from cannabis, MDMA/ecstasy & methamphetamine "Ice"
Get Ready. Curriculum-based drug and alcohol education program.

Drugs A To Z

"Party Drugs"/MDMA/Ecstasy: Factsheet. Learn about the varied short and long-term effects of taking MDMA/Ecstasy, and the risks involved with its consumption.
Alcohol: Factsheet. Alcohol is the most commonly used drug in Australia. Learn about the effects and risks associated with drinking alcohol.
Cannabis: Factsheet. Cannabis can affect the body and mind. Learn about the different immediate and long-term effects of using cannabis.

Factsheets

Starting the conversation when you are concerned about drug and alcohol use. This factsheet provides guidance for speaking to a young person about their drug use.
Drug and Alcohol Education: Student Booklet. Get the facts about illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco
Why do young people use drugs and alcohol?. Explore some of the reasons and how to respond.

Videos

Parents & Teenagers Talk About Alcohol Use. Video demonstration shows how parents can communicate effectively with teenagers about alcohol use.
Under Construction: Alcohol and the teenage Brain. Learn how alcohol affects brain development.
Choices for Life: Scott's Story. Explores how cannabis use gradually affects several aspects of Scott’s life.

Games

Pure Rush: Drug Education Game. Fun, arcade-style game to educate students about drug effects and potential harms.
Drug Scene Investigators. Collect evidence from witnesses, crime scenes and laboratory experiments in order to solve drug-related mysteries.
Mouse Party. Students explore the brains of mice affected by drugs to understand the impact.

Webinars

Webinar: Social media, alcohol use and parent monitoring across adolescence. This webinar focuses on the relationship between social media and alcohol use, and how parents can protect their teen.
Webinar: Promoting healthy lifestyles during adolescence. This webinar will focus on reducing the risk of chronic disease by modifying key lifestyle habits during adolescence.

Quick Activities

Investigating Advertising Tactics: Class Activity. Students critically evaluate messages in advertising.
Decision-making and Problem-solving: Class Activity. Students learn to make decisions and solve problem
Myths about alcohol: Class Activity. Students are challenged to separate myth from fact.

Apps

Drug Facts For Young People. This comic-book style app focuses on the decision-making process involved when confronted with drugs and alcohol.
Cracks in the Ice. This app provides evidence-based & up-to-date resources about crystal methamphetamine (ice).