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You're about to talk to your children about alcohol and other drugs. Let's get started. Get practical tips and tricks in this factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation.

When do you start talking to children about alcohol and other drugs? How do you even start the conversation? Find the answers to these questions and more in this factsheet from Better Health.

'Talk about it' is a  guide to having open conversations with young people about alcohol and other drugs, brought to you by the Australian Drug Foundation.

You may have a difficult conversation with your young person coming up. What can you do to make it go smoothly? Learn more from this factsheet at Raising Chidlren.

What information do you need to know, as a parent, about alcohol, smoking, and other drugs? This page from Raising Children is a great place to start.

Speaking to your teen about drugs can feel scary. However, it doesn’t need to be one ‘big talk’. In fact, the sooner you start talking regularly with them about drugs, the more comfortable it will be for both of you. Learn more with this factsheet from Reach Out.

Many hallucinogens occur naturally, including psilocybin ('magic mushrooms'). This short factsheet from the State Library of NSW is a great start for students.

‘Shrooms or ‘magic mushrooms’ grow in the wild. They can be swallowed or made into tea. But what else are they called? What can they do? Learn more from Talk to Frank.

Hallucinogens (also known as psychedelics) are a group of drugs that change the way people see and feel reality, causing things like hallucinations. Learn more in this factsheet from Positive Choices, which has undergone expert review.

Performance and image-enhancing drugs are substances that are used to try to enhance a person’s appearance or physical abilities, either by growing muscle or reducing body fat. Learn more in this factsheet from Positive Choices which has undergone expert review.

What are performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs)? What types are there, and what do you need to know? Learn more in this comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation.

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The Community Hub is the place for information, tools and ideas you can use to start a conversation or run an activity in your local community. Maintaining community connections and having conversations about alcohol and other drugs is a simple and empowering way to develop positive relationships and reduce AOD-related harm.