Substance Use in Schools: What Educators Need to Know in 2026

Insights and strategies from 500 workshops to combat substances in Australian schools and communities.

FREE live 60-minute webinar for school leaders and teachers to address substance use in your school.

Tuesday 24th February at 12.00pm AEST (BNE) / 1.00pm AEDT (SYD, MEL)*

*Please consider daylight savings and your local time if located outside of QLD.

Are you a school leader or teacher worried about substance use in your school?

The numbers are stark:

28% of teens have tried vapes (3)
65% of students have used alcohol (1)
9.3% used cannabis (2)

These substances hurt student health, grades, and futures in ways we see daily in Australian schools. This webinar will give you tools to spot substance use early and help your students stay substance-free.

Without action, the costs keep rising: missed classes, failed grades, and health problems that start now and last for years.

This free session will give you:

Real facts your students need to hear.
Practical responses that work in the moment.
Tools that engage without preaching.

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Who this is for

Secondary school teachers
Principals and deputy principals
Wellbeing and health educators

What you’ll learn:

What every educator needs to know about alcohol, vaping and cannabis in 2026
The health and environmental risks of substance misuse
Exposing Big Industry tactics to hook youth on vaping and alcohol
Busting common substance use myths
A framework to address substance use in school
How to talk to students about substance use

Backed by insights from 500+ workshops with 40,000+ students in Australian schools.

Practical, evidence-based, and ready for the classroom.