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PDHPE Drug & Alcohol Information Research Guide for Students in Year 7 - 10: Home

This Research Guide is intended to help students in year 7 - 10 meet the outcomes of the new PDHPE syllabus.

Drug & Alcohol Information Research Guide for Students in Year 7 - 10

Context

A guide for Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) students about drugs and alcohol. You can use this guide to find information about: 

  • specific drugs, how they are used and their legal status
  • effects on health, safety and wellbeing
  • drug use, treatment and dependence
  • young people and drugs
  • statistics and reports

General Information

A - Z of Drugs

Learn about some of the most commonly used legal and illegal drugs in Australia

State Library of NSW. (n.d.). A to Z of Drugs. https://druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/drugs/a-to-z-of-drugs

 

What are drugs and what are their effects on people who use them?

Drugs are substances that change a person's physical or mental state. The vast majority of drugs are used to treat medical conditions, both physical and mental. Some, however, are used outside the medical setting for their effects on the mind. These are referred to as recreational drugs, and many of them are illegal in Australia.

State Library of NSW. (n.d.). What are Drugs?. https://druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/drugs/what-are-drugs

 

Resource Key

Resource Key

When accessing content use the numbers below to guide you:

brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)

provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.

lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)

Online Resources

The Quick Guide to Drugs and Alcohol is an easy to read reference book with information on a range of drugs, drug effects, drugs and driving, pregnancy, treatment, statistics, drugs and the law and where to go for help and further information.

The 3rd edition is published by the Drug Info service which is a partnership between the State Library of NSW and NSW Health. This third edition has been revised and updated from the previous edition, with three new chapters added.

N.B. A copy of this book is also available to borrow from the College Library (Call No: 362.29 DRU)

 

NDARC, N. D., National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (Australia), & Drug Info. (2017). A quick guide to drugs & alcohol. Drug Info, State Library of New South Wales.

Issues in Society

Click here to find Issues in Society volumes covering Drugs and Alcohol such as:

  • Binge Drinking
  • Alcohol & Harm Prevention
  • Doping & Drugs and Addiction
  • Drug Law Reform Debate
  • Drug Use & Harm Reduction
  • Drugs & Addiction
  • Marijuana & Health
  • Methamphetamine Use & Addiction
  • Smoking & Tobacco Control
  • Tobacco Smoking

N.B. Physical copies of Issues in Society are also available to borrow from the Library (see Issues in Society boxes)

Further Information

Visit the Drug Info website for free drug and alcohol information for the community of New South Wales.

Drug Info is a partnership between NSW Ministry of Health and the State Library of NSW.

References

References

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (Australia), & Drug Info. (2017). A quick guide to drugs & alcohol. Drug Info, State Library of New South Wales.

State Library of NSW. (n.d.). A to Z of Drugs. https://druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/drugs/a-to-z-of-drugs

State Library of NSW. (n.d.). What are Drugs?. https://druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/drugs/what-are-drugs