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This webinar from the Matilda Centre will provide attendees with an overview of the important role parents can play in preventing adolescent substance use. This video is 48 minutes.

New guidelines have been released to help reduce the risk of alcohol harm and improve the health of Australians. What are these guidelines, and what do you need to know? Learn more in this factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation.

Alcohol and other drug use in the community can cause harm to communities, families, and individuals. What can we do in Tasmania to prevent these harms?

Adolescence is a key period of growth and development, with the brain also changing enormously during this period. Under Construction is a highly acclaimed 4 minute animation that discusses adolescent brain development and highlights the effects of alcohol and risky drinking on different brain regions, as well as its impact on behaviour.

What is polydrug use? What happens when you mix certain types of drugs? Does it include the medicines that you take every day? Learn more in this booklet from the Australian Government Department of Health.

What are vapes? What's inside them? Are they harmful or addictive? How do you stop using them? Find this information and more from the Cancer Institute of NSW.

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Problematic alcohol or other drug use can make it harder for you to care for your children and give them what they need. Learn more and find national services in this factsheet from RaisingChildren.net.au

Text the Effects is an anonymous SMS service that provides confidential info about the effects of drugs in a quick and easy way.

Simply text 0439 835 563 with the name of the drug you want to know more about for an immediate answer – anywhere, anytime.

This service is only available in Australia.

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Looking for a list of drugs and information about them? This A to Z list of drugs from Your Room is great for adults and young people alike.

Looking for good quality information that you can share with your young people? These factsheets from Positive Choices undergo expert review and contain great information.

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Please note this resource was created outside of Tasmania: it may contain links for services not available in the state.

Your teenager may come into contact with drugs for the first time during high school. They may encounter drugs at a party and may be tempted to try them out of curiosity, or to join in with their friends, or to feel better.

This factsheet from Reach Out can help if you:

• are concerned about peer pressure and drugs.
• want to talk to your teenager about drugs.
• need more information on how Australian teenagers are using drugs.
• are concerned that your teen has a problem.

Please note this resource was created outside of Tasmania: it may contain links for services not available in the state.