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30 results found for "Brain Maturation"

By default results that have the highest evidence rating, and are Australia-based, are displayed first.

The Illicit Project

Online neuroscience-based prevention program for older adolescents.

Year: Year 9–10, Year 11–12

Audience:
studentteacher
Evidence Rating:
silver medal
Recommended program
The Reconstructors: Nothing to Rave About

Game where student solve drug-related cases by gathering evidence. Spanish language version available.

Audience:
student
Evidence Rating:
silver medal
Game
Alcohol and Your Brain App

This app contains a 7 minute video and quiz about the effects of alcohol on the brain and body.

Audience:
parentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
App
Alcohol: Factsheet

Alcohol is the most commonly used drug in Australia. Learn about the effects and risks associated with drinking alcohol.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z
Australian Alcohol Guidelines: Class Activity

Students learn about safe and legal consumption of alcohol for different age groups.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Quick activity
Effects of Cannabis on the Teenage Brain

A short animated video about the effects of cannabis on the developing brain.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping: Factsheet

Accurate, up-to-date, evidence-based information about E-cigarettes and vaping.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z
Glossary

Heard a term/drug name & not sure what it means?

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z,factsheet
Grog Brain Story

Teacher version: Aims to provide Indigenous Australians with accessible information about alcohol's effects on the brain

Audience:
student
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
Gunja Brain Story

Aims to provide Indigenous Australians with accessible information about cannabis' effects on the brain and behaviour.

Audience:
student
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
How to help someone who has taken a drug

Be prepared for the unpredictable nature of drugs: Learn what to look for and how to help in a drug-related emergency.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
Inhalants: Factsheet

Learn about the effects and risks of inhalants: substances that are sniffed or breathed in through the nose or mouth.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z
Medicinal Cannabis: Factsheet

Information about what medicinal cannabis is and what the evidence says about its use for specific medical conditions.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z
Polydrug Use: Factsheet

Learn about the effects & risks of polydrug use: Mixing drugs or taking one drug when under the influence of another.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z,factsheet
Respect Your Brain: the effect of drugs on the developing brain

This animated video series for young people explores the effects of alcohol, cannabis and MDMA on the adolescent brain.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
Sniffing and the Brain

Aims to provide Indigenous Australians with information about the effect of inhalants on the brain and behaviour.

Audience:
student
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
Talking to a young person about e-cigarettes/vaping

Read our guide to effective communication about e-cigarettes/vaping.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
The link between substance use, mental health, and other lifestyle behaviours

Understand how substance use, mental health and lifestyle beahaviours are related and how you can foster healthy habits.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
The Low Down on Alcohol

A pop-art style video about the short- and long-term effects of alcohol.

Audience:
student
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
Tobacco & Cigarettes: Factsheet

Accurate up-to-date information about tobacco and smoking, including the risks and effects of use and addiction.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z
Under Construction: Alcohol and the teenage Brain

Learn how alcohol affects brain development.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
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