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- Cocaine
Cocaine is a highly addictive illegal stimulant that has serious side effects.
- Teeth and drug use
Many drugs, both prescription and illegal, can cause tooth damage.
- Synthetic drugs
Synthetic drugs aim to mimic the effects of existing illicit drugs such as cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy.
- Drugs, teenagers and parenting
Teenagers use drugs for similar reasons that adults do.
- How drugs affect your body
Drugs affect your body’s central nervous system. They affect how you think, feel and behave.
- Pregnancy - medication, drugs and alcohol
Most women take a drug of some kind during pregnancy, sometimes without realising the potential for harm.
- Drugs
Information about drugs including fact sheets on drug use, overdose, types of drugs, gambling, health effects of addiction and getting help.
- Anosmia - loss of smell
People are less sensitive to smells the older they get, and women tend to have a more acute sense of smell than men.
- GHB
GHB is a party drug that produces feelings of euphoria, confidence, relaxation and sociability. GHB is highly addictive and even a small increase in dose can cause serious effects or death.
- Partying safely at schoolies
Every year, Year 12 students head to schoolies (leavers) to celebrate the end of school life. Includes alcohol and drug safety, tips, how to prepare, what to pack and what to do in an emergency.