Drug use amongst youth

in Australia
Looking at preventative and risk factors. Where to get help?

What are the various types of substances?

Caffeine

Alcohol

Ecstasy, amphetamines, cannabis, heroin

Prescription

Cigarettes, loose leaf tobacco, e-cigarettes

Illicit

Spirits, wine, beer, stout

Nicotine

Coffee, energy drinks, soft drinks, NoDoz

Pain killers (codeine), morphine

Over the counter

Pain killers (paracetamol), cough medicine

What are the protective factors?

Protective factors assist young people to avoid using and abusing substances.
Although protective factors do not guarantee the prevention of people using
drugs, they may reduce the chances of them experimenting. These include:

Academic achievement

Supportive school

Supportive community

Supportive family

Comprehensive drug education at school

Informative anti-drug campaigns

Beliefs and values

towards drug use

Protective factors

When looking at the dimensions of health (physical, social & mental), how
could we categorize the following factors?

Academic achievement

Supportive school

Supportive community

Supportive family

Comprehensive drug education at school

Informative anti-drug campaigns

What are the risk factors?

Risk factors increase the chance of young people using and abusing drugs. These
factors have damaging consequences which can be detrimental to the health of
young people. These factors include:

Poor academic achievement

Drug use being accepted by family and peers

Availability and access to drugs

Family/friend conflicts

Poverty and low socio-economic status

Lack of physical activity

Mental illnesses

Loneliness, stress, low self-esteem

Peer pressure

Age and gender (male)

Limited access to groups, network, resources and drug education

Risk factors

When looking at the dimensions of health (physical, social & mental), how
could we categorize the following factors?

Poor academic achievement

Drug use being accepted by family and peers

Availability and access to drugs

Family/friend conflicts

Poverty and low socio-economic status

Lack of physical activity

Mental illnesses

Loneliness, stress, low self-esteem

Peer pressure

Age and gender (male)

Limited access to groups, network, resources and drug education

Signs that someone is having problems

with drugs and/or alcohol

Mood swings extreme highs and extreme lows

Depression

Anxiety

Criminal behaviour

Irritable

Sleeplessness/tiredness

Unexplained absences from school, work & events

Change in appearance

Weight loss

New peer group

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How to get help

Talk to either:

A trusted adult such as a teacher, nurse or school counsellor

A friend or older sibling you can trust

Your local doctor can offer a range of services you can access and a variety of
people you can talk to

You can call:

The Kids Help Line www.kidshelpline.com.au (1800 55 1800)

Family Drug Support Australia www.fds.org.au (1300 368 186)

If someone has passed out or collapsed because they have had too much
to drink or are having a reaction to a drug they have consumed CALL
THE AMBULANCE!
(000 or 112)
Their privacy will be upheld and the only circumstances in which the
police will be called to the hospital is if there is a posed danger or
someone has died.

TOBACCO, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

Today we are going to play Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

RULES:

The teacher will read out the question and four answer options

The teacher will read out the answers a second time and you are to put your hand
up when you hear the correct answer

No calling out as whoever gets the most correct answers is the winner!

Will you make it to the end with the most correct answers and win $1,000,000?!

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Q1. The effects of alcohol can be?

LONG & SHORT TERM

PHYSIOLOGICAL

PSYCHOLOGICAL

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Q2. If someone offers you alcohol but you

feel uncomfortable, what can you do?

SAY NO

HAVE A SIP AND PASS

IT BACK

ACCEPT THE DRINK

AND PUT IT DOWN

DRINK IT BUT DONT

ACCEPT A SECOND

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Q3. What is a key reason someone may

choose to try alcohol?
THE TASTE

PARENTAL INFLUENCE

PEER INFLUENCE

ALL ARE CORRECT

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Q4. How many drinks should people generally

not exceed on any one occasion?

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Q5. If you and your friends have been drinking,

what is the best way to get home?

DRIVE YOURSELF

HAVE YOUR FRIEND

DRIVE

RIDE A BIKE

CALL A PARENT

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Q6. If you have left your drink

unattended, what should you do?
BUY A NEW ONE

HAVE A SIP TO SEE IF

ITS STILL FRESH

GIVE IT TO YOUR
FRIEND

DRINK IT

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Q7. Which of the following body parts

can alcohol damage?
BRAIN

KIDNEYS

BOWEL

ALL ARE CORRECT

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Q8. What effects can smoking tobacco

have on the body?
IMPROVED PANCREAS
FUNCTION

TWO BELOW ARE

CORRECT

VARIOUS CANCERS

EMPHYSEMA

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Q9. When am I allowed to take

prescription drugs?
WITH PARENTAL
PERMISSION

IF THEY ARE
PRESCRIBED TO ME

IF I BUY THEM

ALL ARE CORRECT

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Q10. What dimension of health is the protective

factor supportive family categorized as?

PYSICAL

SOCIAL

MENTAL

ALL ARE CORRECT

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Q11. What dimension of health is the protective factor

comprehensive drug education at school categorized
as?

PYSICAL

SOCIAL

MENTAL

ALL ARE CORRECT

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Q12. What dimension of health is the risk

factor friend/family conflict categorized as?

PYSICAL

SOCIAL

MENTAL

ALL ARE CORRECT

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Q13. What dimension of health is the risk factor

loneliness, stress, low self-esteem categorized as?

PYSICAL

SOCIAL

MENTAL

ALL ARE CORRECT

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Q14. Who can I speak to if I think a

friend might be on drugs?
RESPONSIBLE ADULT

TRUSTED SIBLING

HELP LINE

ALL ARE CORRECT

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Q15. How can I tell if someone I know is

on drugs?
CHANGE IN
PERSONALITY

CHANGE IN
APPEARANCE

CHANGE IN SOCIAL
BEHAVIOURS

ALL ARE CORRECT

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CONGRATULATIONS!!