Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs
Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs was released in February 2009 and was written in response to the stories Paul Dillon has heard over 25 years in alcohol and other drug education. It provides answers to the questions he has been asked by both young people and their parents and also includes solutions to the many scenarios he has heard about from anxious teenagers who haven’t known what to do when things went bad.
This book shows parents how to talk to their children in a way that is respectful and reasonable, non-threatening and non-judgemental. It will help them understand the issues their children are facing, and show them how to help their kids negotiate a minefield of misinformation and social pressure in a calm and sensible way to tell them what they really want and need to know about alcohol and drugs.
To read an extract from the book or to purchase a copy please go to the Allen & Unwin webpage.
DARTA has been contracted by many organisations to deliver presentations on a range of topics. These can be delivered at conferences, workshops, seminars or forums. DARTA presentations in the recent past have included the following:
- Running a Parent Information Evening – AISV Seminar, Melbourne
- Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs (PIEDs) and clubbing: What do we know? – Club Health Conference 2008, Ibiza, Spain
- Best practice drug education – ACT Education Department Seminar, Canberra
- Media influence on perceptions of AOD issues – 2007 NSW Youth Work Conference, Sydney
- Drugs and mental health: A heady mix – Community Mental Health Forum, Uniting Care, Adelaide
- Drug information presentation – National Coach and Athlete Career and Education Program National Conference, Sydney
- Dealing with the media: The Australian experience – Simpson House Seminar Series, Edinburgh, Scotland
Presentations can be tailored to the client’s requirements with sessions lasting from 30 minutes to full-day seminars. Topics can cover a wide range of alcohol and other drug issues. Some of those that have been recently covered include:
- drug testing in the workplace
- media representation of drug issues
- ecstasy and related drugs
- safer partying
- drugs and mental health
- current drug trends
