Student information: What you need to know about drugs and alcohol

Student information: What you need to know about drugs and alcohol

This resource is by Positive Choices

This information booklet provides students with up-to-date facts about drugs and alcohol and guidance on how to keep themselves and others safe.

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

• Up-to-date facts about drug and alcohol use and their effects
• Information about how to help someone who has taken a drug
• Information about how to talk to a friend who may have problems because of drugs or alcohol
• A guide to making informed choices and how to handle difficult situations.

Access the teacher booklet.

Access the parent booklet.

Developers: This booklet series was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care and developed by:

• The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney;
• National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales;
• National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University.

Year: 2019

Costs: Free

Evidence base: This resource has undergone expert review.