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Matters of Substance
Matters of Substance – Guide to Wellbeing for Young People
20.1% of young people drink alcohol and 10.3% use illicit drugs at levels that put them at risk of harm over their lifetime
(AIHW - The 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey)
What is it?
Matters of Substance is a resource for schools. It contains information on subjects related to young people's exposure to, and experience of, alcohol and other drugs.
Who uses it?
Matters of Substance is intended for teachers to use with students, for parents, and for students to read. Teachers, Counsellors, Health Nurses and other staff may also use Matters of Substance as a support.
The contents can be used as direct information, as background for discussion and debate, or to prompt further research either through the links provided or independent endeavour. The suggested activities can be used in their current format or as a prompt for other activities to fit established programs.
Most information is geared toward high school students but may be successfully adapted for use with younger students.
The recommended retail price (RRP) of Matters of Substance is $12.00 per copy however, purchases of 10 or more copies are available at a discounted price of $10.00 per copy.
If you would like to purchase copies of Matters of Substance please complete and submit this order form or contact our friendly Resource Centre staff.
Phone: 07 3620 8824
Email: info@drugarm.com.au
Feedback and suggestions
Each year we ask schools (including students, teachers and other readers) who receive Matters of Substance for feedback. The feedback will be used to help us prepare the next year's edition so that it is relevant to students, teachers and other readers of the publication. We really enjoy hearing from consumers of the publication and we look forward to hearing from you this year!
If you have received the 2011 edition of Matters of Substance please take 5 minutes out of your day to provide your feedback by Click here to access the online survey.
Support
Sponsorship by people in the community, businesses, churches, and private individuals enables us to produce this resource. If you would like to support this publication please contact us for more information.
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