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Ice and speed are both different forms of a drug called methamphetamine. Learn more about these substances with this short factsheet from the State Library of New South Wales.

How common is amphetamine use in Australia? What are the effects of these drugs in the short and long term? This comprehensive factsheet from Better Health Channel examines Amphetamines and provides lots of great information.

What are amphetamines? What do they look like, and how do they work? This comprehensive factsheet from ADF explains what you need to know.

What are hallucinogens, and what do you need to know about them? This factsheet from Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) explains.

Datura stramonium is a wild plant of the Solanaceae family. It is found in both hemispheres, in areas of temperate, subtropical and tropical climates. It is a plant native to Asia, but it also grows in North America and Europe. Different cultures have used the varieties of datura for their medicinal and intoxicating properties. Learn more about this drug with this factsheet from ICEERS.

The Drug Wheel classifies drugs as part of seven general categories: Stimulants, Depressants, Cannabinoids, Psychedelics, Opioids, Dissociatives and Empathogens. Find out about the effects of drugs and more information about specific drugs.

Explore the science of why mixing drugs and drug interactions with other substances can lead to dangerous health complications.

Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us, and can our bodies recover if we stop? Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke -- and when we quit.

Smoke Free Generation - be a part of it! is a collaboration of service providers who want to protect young Tasmanians from the harmful effects of tobacco use.​

This website includes details on the range of options that young Tasmanians can use or access to become smoke free.​It also includes information and resources to ensure adults, particularly teachers and youth workers, are aware of their role in ensuring a smoke free generation.

This includes preventing or delaying smoking uptake, encouraging and assisting young smokers to reduce or quit smoking and to create and support smoke free and healthy environments.

Bacalizer is a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) estimating app. It allows you to count your drinks, set the time you started and stopped drinking, and the app will provide you with an estimate of your current BAC and how long it will take your BAC to reach zero.

Note: The only sure way to test your BAC is to use a breathalyzer or blood test. Apps cannot accurately determine your BAC. Use the information provided as a guide only.

Available on Android.

This app has a free version which is supported by ads. You can remove ads for a small fee (less than $6 AUD).

QuitNow is a quit timer app to help you keep track of how long you have been quit. Keep track of how much money you've saved, cigarettes you've avoided, and see the health benefits as you go along. You can also chat with a community of other app users.

This app is available on Android and iOS.

This app has a free version with limited achievements and listed health improvements.

The paid version of the app is a subscription (around $5 AUD if paid monthly).

My QuitBuddy is an app that helps you get, and stay, smoke-free. It provides helpful tips and distractions to overcome cravings, tracking systems to chart your progress and the facts to help you understand the impact smoking has on your health.

This app is available on Android and iOS.

This app is free.