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Many people are prescribed medications containing opioids for treating pain, often after an injury or surgery. This factsheet from International Overdose Awareness Day discusses opioids as pain medication, and what patients need to know.

All drug overdoses are preventable. This comprehensive factsheet from Overdose Awareness Day talks about the many ways we can work together to prevent overdose from happening.

An overdose occurs when a person has more of a drug (or combination of drugs) in their body than the body can cope with. Learn about overdose risks and effects for different drugs, first aid for overdose, and much more in this factsheet from Overdose Awareness Day.

Detox@Home is a community based, medically assisted, alcohol withdrawal program. Learn more about this program and how it works directly from the Tasmanian Government Department of Health.

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Direct from Positive Choices, this factsheet is perfect for teachers and parents. This page discusses what Kava is, where it comes from, and what effects it has on the body.

Direct from Positive Choices and perfect for parents and teachers, this factsheet explains what e-cigarettes (vapes) are, what the laws are in Australia, and links to the most up-to-date legal information for each state.

What are nitazenes? What type of drug are they, and what do they do? What do we really know about this new drug? Find the answers to these questions and more from the Australian Drug Foundation.

Caring for young people can be one of the most significant and rewarding things we can do in our lives. It can also be complex and at times, hard. This conversation is here to help you, the person doing all the caring, get some care yourself.

It can be upsetting to find out that a young person is using drugs. However, there are lots of places that can help them with their drug use. Importantly, there are also places that you can go to get support for yourself while you assist them. This conversation gives you some tips on how to handle finding out a young person is using drugs, or has an addiction.

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As a carer it is normal to worry about young people's safety, particularly when they become old enough to start going to parties, or to think about trying drugs. The good news is that you can help keep young people safe through their teenage years and beyond. This conversation will help you do just that.

As young people start growing up they are more likely to experiment and take risks. They become curious about trying new things. What do you, as a carer, need to know about young people and drugs? This conversation is here to help you answer that question.

Puberty, bullying and 'the birds and the bees'. There are all sorts of big talks that we have with the young people in our lives. At some point, you may find that alcohol, tobacco or other drugs is something you'd like to cover. This 'Community Conversation' is designed to help you have that talk.

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