In this episode:

  • The effects of 2020 on young people
  • Emerging new trends in substance use/abuse: Vaping, ‘nanging’, cannabis and more
  • Implications for schools and communities
  • How to help young people

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Paul Dillon, Founder of Drug and Alcohol Research Training Australia (DARTA)

Total time: 22 mins

Here are some DARTA fact sheets that relate directly to the content of the podcast:

– Nitrous oxide or ‘nanging’
Young People and Other Drugs: Nitrous Oxide (PDF)
Information for Teachers: Nitrous Oxide (PDF)

– E-cigarettes or vaping
Young People and Other Drugs: E-cigarettes and Vaping (PDF)
Information for Teachers: E-cigarettes and Vaping (PDF)

Cannabis
Illicit Drugs and Young People: Cannabis edibles (PDF)