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Education Resources
THE SAVE YOUR BRAIN ALCOHOL & DRUG EDUCATION RESOURCE
PUTS PREVENTION FIRST
Drug Free Australia will soon offer new suite of health education modules, with a focus on Drug Use Prevention. ‘Save Your Brain’ (SYB) focuses age-appropriate resources from Year 5, through Middle School and into the Senior Secondary school level. In particular, it focusses on the impact of alcohol and other drugs on the brain. It also looks at protective factors to give teens the 'tools' to be able to negotiate anti-social requests in peer pressure situations.
For a 'sneak-peek' of Years 5-6 Module 1, plus overview of all year levels, go to: Home | Save Your Brain. Your feedback is welcome: go to: Feedback Form | Save Your Brain
Education Resources
EDUCATION RESOURCES from a drug use prevention perspective Some ‘drug preventionists’ are happy inadvertently promoting approaches that will increase drug use, so DFA has identified sites and providers that are about real drug preventionDrug prevention organisations that can present at your school
Drug prevention organisations that can present at your school
Life Education – National
Youth 2 Knowledge – National
DAESY - (Drug and Alcohol Education Supporting Youth) Kerryn Redpath, ex-user perspective - Melbourne or interstate
Not Even Once - Based in Tasmania but available in other States on request.
Side Effect – WA
WCTU offers the following to schools in Victoria:
WCTU Drug-Free Lifestyles has a Drug Education Presenter who does programs in State, Christian and Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools throughout Victoria. Programs are suited particularly to Grades 5 and 6 and Years 7 and 8. The programs focus on providing students with factual, relevant, up-to-date information and encouraging them to make wise decisions about their lives.
Program brochures for primary and secondary schools.
View Primary Schools Program Brochure
View Secondary Schools Program Brochure
Drug Ed Responses
- Appropriate and pertinent overview of essential knowledge to assist students to make wise life choices. Engaging and high energy delivery. Olivet Christian College.
- Well-presented, interesting, engaging, and relevant information. PowerPoint, resources and spoken information were spot-on. Macarthur Street PS, Ballarat.
- Very informative and beneficial for students to be aware of the harmful effects of alcohol and drugs. Very engaging for the students. Yuille Park PS
- Very appropriate. Detailed enough without being gruesome. Perfect. Interesting voice and movement. I would recommend it to anyone. Herne Hill PS
To inquire further or book a presentation, please contact
Dawn Stark, Drug Education Program Coordinator:
Email: sunriseinoz890@gmail.com
Mobile: 0468471658
Drug Education / Drug Free Kids
Weed Out the Risk
Say No To Dope
Vincent's story - As an ex-cannabis user, be voting NO in New Zealand
Playing Russian roulette with drug testing
Mr. Bob Mccoskrie video
Parenting Through the Opioid Crisis and Beyond
Cannabis - latest research -
what the experts say
Best drug information websites
Best drug information websites linked by clicking on the titles below:
NIDA’s Easy-to-Read Drug Facts
NIDA for Teens
The Great Brain Robbery Drug Aware
Drug Aware
Not Even Once
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Drug Free Australia topical resources for schools
Why injecting rooms don’t work
Why pill testing doesn’t work
Why needle exchanges don’t work
Why methadone maintenance doesn’t work
Why decriminalistion doesn’t work
Why Portugal’s drug policy hasn’t worked
Why drug legalisation markedly increases drug use
Why heroin on prescription doesn’t work
How effective is medical cannabis?
FOCUSING ON YOUTH DRUG USE PREVENTION
One Choice Australia
Why One Choice?
The Teen Brain is Uniquely Vulnerable to Substance Use
The adolescent brain is actively and rapidly developing until about age 25, making it particularly vulnerable to the effects of substance use. The earlier substance use begins, and the heavier the use, the more likely a person will develop addiction, also known as substance use disorder. Preventing or delaying all substance use by teens reduces the risk of later addiction as adults. Especially tobacco, alcohol and marijuana.
Best audio visual clips linked to the titles below
NCPIC - developing teen brain
Movie ‘Inside Out’ – background on developing teen brain
Kevin Sabet’s Tedx talk on cannabis
Getting off opiates
BBC documentary on opiates
Ecstasy and brain damage
