Drugs and their effects

Learn more about licit and illicit drugs and their effects on the teenage brain. Find effective strategies for communicating with parents about drugs.

WHAT WILL YOU ACHIEVE?

After completing Module 2, you will be able to:

describe the effects of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and pharmaceuticals; and illicit drugs including cannabis, methamphetamine, ecstasy, inhalants and emerging psychoactive substances
understand adolescent brain development and the effects of alcohol and other drug use on the developing brain
communicate with parents about drugs and their children.

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Module 2

Drugs and the teenage brain

In this podcast, learn how alcohol and other drugs impact on the developing brain.

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