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FAMILY INFORMATION SHEET EDUCATING FOR SMARTER CHOICES A RESILIENCE APPROACH TO DRUG EDUCATION © 2016 Mental Health Commission CHALLENGES AND CHOICES YEAR 8 97 Why cannabis education for your children? Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in Australia. Cannabis is also the drug that many young people in WA use. Some parents may have concerns about providing information about cannabis to their teenager; however research shows that being taught about the harmful effects of using cannabis before they are exposed to it through either their own use or other people’s use can have a positive effect. What will your children learn about cannabis in their classroom program? • The possible harmful effects and consequences of using cannabis or synthetic cannabis. • The WA laws about cannabis and synthetic cannabis. • How to use refusal strategies in situations where other people may be using cannabis. Cannabis and synthetic cannabis What you can do? Having negative attitudes towards cannabis can also help to protect your teenager from using this drug and protect them from the harms of other people’s cannabis use. Talk to your teenager so you can understand what they think and know about cannabis. Let your children know what you think about cannabis and the rules you have about cannabis use in your family. This can help develop less favourable attitudes towards cannabis which can be a protective factor for your child. The Other Talk is a website that has information about drugs and advice for parents http://theothertalk.org.au/ For information about cannabis • National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre If you’re looking for an introduction to synthetic cannabis, this video presented by two young people, will tell you the basics https://ncpic.org.au/cannabis-you/your-stories-forum/. To find out more about synthetic cannabis and questions parents frequently ask, go to https://ncpic.org.au/parents/ • Drug Aware drugaware.com.au • Australian Drug Foundation www.adf.org.au For advice and support • Alcohol and Drug Support Line is a free 24-hour, state-wide, confidential telephone service where you can talk to a professionally trained counsellor about your own or another’s alcohol or drug use (08) 9442 5000 or 1800 198 024 (Country callers) It is against the law to possess, use, supply, grow supply, grow upply, Australia
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Why cannabis education for your children?
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in Australia.
Cannabis is also the drug that many young people in WA use.
Some parents may have concerns about providing
information about cannabis to their teenager; however
research shows that being taught about the harmful eff ects
of using cannabis before they are exposed to it through either
their own use or other people’s use can have a positive eff ect.
What will your children learn about cannabis in
their classroom program?
• The possible harmful eff ects and consequences of using
cannabis or synthetic cannabis.
• The WA laws about cannabis and synthetic cannabis.
• How to use refusal strategies in situations where other
people may be using cannabis.
Cannabis and synthetic cannabis
What you can do?Having negative attitudes towardscannabis can also help to protectyour teenager from using thisdrug and protect them from theharms of other people’s cannabisuse. Talk to your teenager so youcan understand what they thinkand know about cannabis. Letyour children know what youthink about cannabis and the rulesyou have about cannabis use inyour family. This can help developless favourable attitudes towardscannabis which can be a protectivefactor for your child.
The Other Talk is a websitethat has information aboutdrugs and advice forparents http://theothertalk.org.au/
For information about cannabis
• National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
If you’re looking for an introduction to synthetic cannabis, this
video presented by two young people, will tell you the basics
https://ncpic.org.au/cannabis-you/your-stories-forum/.
To fi nd out more about synthetic cannabis and questions
parents frequently ask, go to https://ncpic.org.au/parents/
• Drug Aware drugaware.com.au
• Australian Drug Foundation www.adf.org.au
For advice and support
• Alcohol and Drug Support Line is a free 24-hour,
state-wide, confi dential telephone service where you can
talk to a professionally trained counsellor about your own or
another’s alcohol or drug use (08) 9442 5000 or 1800 198 024
(Country callers)
It is against the law to
possess, use, supply, grow supply, growupply,
Australia
