Tackle Substance Use in Your School

Insights and strategies from 250 workshops to combat substances in Australian schools and communities

FREE live 30-minute Logo for Zoom Microsoft Teams webinar for school leaders and teachers to address substance use in your school.

Thursday 27th February at 12.00pm (AEST)

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Tackling the Substance Crisis:
Free Webinar for Educators

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

The numbers are stark:

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.

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We will cover the following topics:

  • What every educator needs to know about alcohol, vaping and cannabis in 2025

  • 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

  • Five ways for students to say no without feeling left out

Tackle Substance Use in Your School

Insights and strategies from 250 workshops to combat substances in Australian schools and communities

Free live 30 minute webinar | Logo for Zoom Microsoft Teams

This webinar is aimed at helping school leaders and teachers understand how they can help reduce substance use among students.

Thursday 27th February at 12.00pm (AEST)

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Presented By

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Dr. James Durl

  • Research officer and Lead workshop facilitator of Blurred Minds

  • More than 5 years delivering alcohol, vaping and drug education to schools

  • Multiple award-winning research spanning virtual reality and youth service design

Founded By

Prof. Timo Dietrich

  • Director and co-founder of Blurred Minds
  • Over 10 years of experience in the alcohol, tobacco and drug education space
  • Award-winning behaviour change expert & co-inventor of the Co-create – Build – Engage (CBE™) framework
  • Senior Fellow at National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, University of Queensland

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