Resources
Resource Information
The Drug Education Network has a range of resources covering alcohol, tobacco and other drug topics.
We provide a total quantity of 50 resources, in any six month period, (for a grand total of 100 in a year) free of charge to services/individuals across Tasmania.
(Please note this is a total of 50 per order, per person/organisation, not 50 of each individual resource.)
Some individual resources may only be available in limited quantities. Limited quantity resources are marked with an asterisk (*).
We are only able to provide larger quantities in special circumstances, and we may need to recover costs for resources and postage.
We do not provide resources interstate.
To request resources, browse our resource library below and fill in the form at the bottom of the page.
For orders larger than 50 total, you may wish to order direct from our providers.
Click on the image of the resource you need to visit the provider.
Please note: We are currently experiencing a high number of orders and long shipment times from our suppliers. Current ETA for all orders is 3-5 weeks. If you require your resources ahead of time, please Contact Us.
Resource Library A-Z
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Overdose Wallet Card | These wallet-size, double sided cards provide helpful and easy to understand information on what to do if you suspect a person has overdosed. Includes tips for reducing the risk of overdose and lists local helplines. |
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Smokerlyser Test Card | Best for use with a Smokerlyser! These wallet-size, double-sided cards are best used to record Carbon Monoxide readings after using a Smokerlyser. Provides a handy reference for smokers trying to give up cigarettes on how quickly their readings improve. Reverse side shows a handy timeline on how the body recovers after smoking. |
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Is it Just a Weed? Cannabis Puzzlecard | A coaster-sized cardboard puzzle which folds in various ways to reveal facts about Cannabis. |
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It might be tempting… Ecstasy Puzzlecard | A coaster-sized cardboard puzzle which folds in various ways to reveal facts about Ecstasy. |
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Smoking? You Joking? Puzzlecard | A coaster-sized cardboard puzzle which folds in various ways to reveal facts about Smoking. |
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Stay Calm and Listen – Young People and Drugs Puzzlecard | A coaster-sized cardboard puzzle which folds in various ways to reveal facts about young people and drugs. |
General Resources
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10 Steps to Help Your Child Be Smoke Free | This 6-panel brochure provides encouraging information to parents in order to assist their children in being smoke-free. |
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10 Tips to Help You Quit Smoking | A brochure with simple steps to help individuals plan for and take steps towards quitting cigarettes. |
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A Young Gentleman’s Guide to Alcohol | Recognising that alcohol affects men differently to women, and the increased frequency of injury, violence or accidents, this eye-catching guide to alcohol provides basic information and support for young men aged 15-20 years-old. |
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A Young Lady’s Guide to Alcohol | Recognising that alcohol affects women differently to men, and the growing trend for young women to drink more than previously, this eye-catching guide to alcohol provides basic information and support for young women aged 15-20 years-old. |
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Alcohol (How Drugs Affect You) | This recently updated pamphlet about the immediate and long term affects of alcohol on your body. Includes statistics on use in Australia, alcohol and the law, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, women and alcohol, dependence and treatment, tips for monitoring alcohol consumption, standard drinks and telephone numbers for services in every state. |
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Alcohol – Take The Test | This pamphlet contains a simple test to help anyone gauge whether they might need some advice on their drinking habits. |
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Alcohol and Your Body | This fold-out pamphlet provides a easy to understand graphic outlining the effect of alcohol on your body in the long-term, including risks of brain injury, cancer, high blood pressure, hepatitis etc. |
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Alcohol and Your Kids (A Guide for Parents and Carers) | Brochure for parents and carers, outlining alcohol guideline 3A. |
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Alcohol, Other Drugs and Pregnancy | This simplified booklet aims to answer some questions about the effects of drug and alcohol use before and during pregnancy. Information provided covers a variety of legal and illegal drugs, prescribed and over-the-counter medicines. |
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Amphetamines – How Drugs Affect You | Recently updated pamphlet about the immediate and long term affects of amphetamines on your body. Includes statistics on use in Australia, types of amphetamines, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, information about psychosis, dependence and tolerance, amphetamines and driving, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and telephone numbers for services in every state. |
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Amphetamines and Your Body | This leaflet provides an easy to understand graphic outlining the effect of amphetamines (including ice) on your body in the long-term. |
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Analgesics – How Drugs Affect You | This pamphlet discusses the consequences of deliberate or accidental misuse of common painkillers such as paracetamol and aspirin. Includes statistics on use in Australia, and side effects of misusing codeine, aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen drugs. |
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* Anxiety + Substance Use | This 20 page booklet has been written for people who use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs who are experiencing anxiety. It aims to: — Help explain why some people feel the way they do — — Give suggestions about things people can do to help manage symptoms of anxiety and substance use. |
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Benzodiazepines – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how Benzodiazepines affects your body and life. Includes latest statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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Caffeine – How Drugs Affect You | This new easy-to-read pamphlet provides an overview of caffeine and how it can affect people. |
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Caffeine and Your Body | This new easy-to-read pamphlet provides an overview of caffeine and how it can affect people. With a fold out illustration showing the effects of caffeine on the human body. It is perfect for young people and low literacy audience. It also has a chart of caffeine content in common foods and drinks. |
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Cannabis – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how Cannabis affects your body and life. Includes latest statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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Cannabis… Is it just a weed? | A 4-panel double-sided brochure outlining basic facts about what Cannabis is and the effects it has on the human body. |
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Cannabis and Your Body | This leaflet provides an easy to understand graphic outlining the effect of cannabis on your body in the long-term. Great for youth or low literacy audiences. |
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Cannabis Diary | This pocket-sized diary is a key tool for people who want to cut back on their cannabis intake. It is discreet, easy to use and full of information about the impacts of cannabis consumption and includes strategies for reducing use as well as a daily diary for tracking patterns and changing habits. The Cannabis diary assists people as they self-evaluate and make changes in their lives. |
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Cocaine – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how Cocaine affects your body and life. Includes latest statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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Drinking Diary | This popular resource is a key tool for people who want to quit or cut back on their alcohol intake. WIth strategies for reducing use amnd a daily diary for tracking patterns and changing habits, this guide assits people as they self-evalutate and make changes in thier lives. It also contains an overview of alcohol information, an explanation of standard drinks, and a budget outline. |
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DRUGS – 10 Steps to Help Your Child | A quick list guide for parents who want to help their young people with their alcohol and other drug concerns. |
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Drugs and their Effects! | This collection of factsheets contains six well-researched leaflets held in a convenient, brochure-size folder imprinted with helplines. |
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Ecstasy – How Drugs Affect You | Comprehensive and easy to read summary of how ecstasy affects your body and life. Includes statistics on use in Australia, tolerance and dependence and lots more. |
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GHB – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how GHB affects your body and life. Includes latest statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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Hallucinogens – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how hallucinogenic drugs affect your body and life. Includes updated statistics on use, information about effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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Heroin – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how heroin affects your body and life. Includes latest statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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* How Drugs Affect You Series | Order the entire set. How Drugs Affect You Series is a set of 15 easy to read booklets containing information about many different drug types, from Caffeine to GHB to Amphetamines and more. PLEASE NOTE: Maximum of 3 in one order (total 45 resources). This set contains 15 resources. |
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Ice – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how Ice (methamphetamine) affects your body and life. Includes latest statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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Inhalants – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how inhalants affect your body and life. Includes latest statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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Ketamine – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how ketamine affects your body and life. Includes statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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* Mind Your Head | Developed as a resource for young people and anyone else (including teachers, parents and allied health workers) wanting to know more about the relationship between mental health & substance use. The book provides information on different drugs and their effects on mental health, strategies for looking after your mental health and getting help and support. |
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* Mood + Substance Use | This booklet has been written for people who use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs who are experiencing extreme moods, like feeling really ‘down’ or depressed, or really ‘up’ or elated. It aims to: — Help explain why some people feel the way they do. — Give suggestions about things people can do to help manage their mood and substance use. |
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Party Hard, but Party Safe… | Geared at young people, this 4-panel double-sided brochure contains helpful information on standard drinks, how fast alcohol passes through the body, and some handy tips for safe partying. |
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* Personality + Substance Use | This booklet is part of a series on mental health and substance use funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Substance use in this booklet refers to the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. |
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* Psychosis + Substance Use | This booklet has been written for people who use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs who are experiencing symptoms of psychosis. It aims to: — Help explain why some people feel the way they do. — Give suggestions about things people can do to help manage the symptoms of psychosis and substance use. |
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Reduce Your Risk – National Guidelines for Alcohol Consumption | This booklet has been written for people who use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs who are experiencing symptoms of psychosis. It aims to: — Help explain why some people feel the way they do. — Give suggestions about things people can do to help manage the symptoms of psychosis and substance use. |
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Teenagers and Safe Partying – 10 Tips for Parents | This 3-panel double-sided brochure gives helpful advice to parents wanting to help their young person party safely, both in and out of their home. |
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* The Big Book on Cannabis! | The Big Book on Cannabis is the second book in the successful ‘Big Book’ series. It takes a considered and rational look at cannabis and its effects, its history and current legal status in Australia. The aim is to encourage informed decision making in relation to cannabis – to help people decide not to use, to cut down their use, or to use more safely. |
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* The Big Book on Drugs! | Lots of handy harm minimisation information about a wide variety of legal and illegal drugs presented in a fantastic cartoon-graphic format. Humourous, simple and engaging this material is perfect for use with current drug users who are seeking more information about drug use. |
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* The Big Book on Party Drugs! | The Big Book on Party Drugs is the third book in the successful ‘Big Book’ series. It uses a harm minimisation approach towards the use of party drugs and safety in the rave, club and dance scenes. Without condoning drug use, it accepts that some people use illegal drugs in the dance, party and club scenes and aims to reduce the dangers of using drugs while promoting good safety practices. |
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The Mix – Alcohol and Cannabis | Not including tobacco, the most common pattern of polydrug use in Australia is among people who mix cannabis and alcohol. The pamphlet examines alcohol and cannabis, who uses them in combination, ‘greening out’, and the risks involved in mixing them. |
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Tobacco – How Drugs Affect You | Easy to read pamphlet on how tobacco affect your body and life. Includes latest statistics on use, effects upon the body, interaction with other drugs, tolerance and dependence, treatment and lots more. |
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* Trauma + Substance Use | This booklet has been written for people who use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs who have gone through a traumatic experience. It aims to: — Help explain why people feel the way they do after having gone through a trauma. — Give suggestions about things people can do to help recover from the trauma. |
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When Someone Close to You Has a Drug Problem | Having a close relationship to someone with any type of drug problem can be difficult and emotionally draining. While there are no simple answers, this pamphlets provides helpful information for identifying a drug problem, understanding the situation, maintaining open and honest communication and taking care of yourself. Contact details for support services and more information are also included. |
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Worried – About the drug use of someone you care for? | Alcohol or drug use by someone that you care about can be confusing and stressful. This brochure explains some of the things you may be feeling when worried about the drug use of someone close, and lists information and help lines. |
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Worry-Free Teenage Parties – A Guide for Parents | This 4-panel double-sided brochure for parents explains parental and legal responsibilities when hosting or attending a party and offers some tips on how to keep everyone attending safe. |
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Young People and Drugs… What Parents Need to Know | This handy pamphlet is a fantastic starting point for any parent concerned about drugs. It includes basic information about different drug types, common myths about drug use and what to do if you suspect your child is using drugs. |
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Young People, Drugs and Mental Health | Well designed harm reduction pamphlet for use by support people or users encouraging them to consider the risk factors for mental health problems related to drug use. Focuses on the importance of finding out any family history of mental or physical health problems, delaying the age of experimentation and minimising the amount and frequency of use. Has NSW contact details for obtaining assistance. |