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Buprenorphine (pronounced 'bew-pre-nor-feen') is a prescription drug. It is taken as a replacement in the treatment of heroin and methadone dependence.

What do you need to know about this medication? This comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation answers your questions.

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During the teenage years the brain is going through significant changes, and the problem-solving and long-term thinking parts of the brain are still developing. This means teenagers are more likely to act on impulses and take risks. What do you need to know as a parent or guardian to keep your young person safe around alcohol? This fact sheet from Positive Choices provides useful information for you to navigate the teenage years with your family.

If your teenager wants to attend or host a party, what do you need to know as a parent or guardian to keep them safe and healthy? This factsheet from Positive Choices provides useful information to help you and your teens party safe.

Parents play a key role in their teenager’s decision to use or not use alcohol and other drugs. This factsheet from Positive Choices provides tips on how to talk to your teenager about minimising harms associated with alcohol and other drug use.

How families can protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers against drug related harms? This factsheet from Positive Choices explores what families can do to keep their young ones safe and healthy.

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How common is alcohol and drug use in young people? This factsheet from Positive Choices provides some statistics on the issue in Australia.

What is Ketamine? How does it work, and what do you need to know as a parent or guardian to keep your young person safe? This factsheet from Positive Choices answers all your questions.

Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It’s sometimes used illegally by people to get high. This comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation explores the facts behind Ketamine.

What is GHB? How does it work, what is it used for, and what do you need to know as a parent or guardian to keep your young person safe? This factsheet from Positive Choices answers all your questions.

What is GHB? What is it used for? How does it work in the body? This comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation answers these questions and more.

Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and precursors (eg GBL gamma-Butyrolactone) are depressant drugs with sedative hypnotic effects, originally developed as pre-surgery anaesthetic. Learn more about this drug with this interactive web page from Your Room.

Benzodiazepines are a group of drugs called minor tranquillisers, often known as benzos. These drugs are prescribed by a doctor to help people with anxiety or sleep problems. Learn all about this drug with this web page from Your Room.