Paul Dillon (DARTA) talking to your teens about vaping, alcohol and drugs

Paul Dillon from Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia joins us on this episode to talk all things drugs, alcohol and vaping. Paul has been working in the area of drug education for the past 25 years and has been contracted by many organisations to give regular updates on current drug trends. He has also worked with many school communities to ensure that they have access to good quality information and best practice drug education. This podcast covers: Just how dangerous is vaping 2:51 – 7:08New trends and how teens are accessing drugs – 7:10 – 11:54Strategies to talk about drugs and alcohol with your teen 11:56 – 17:15 Teen parties 17:15 – 22:27Misuse of pharmaceutical drugs 21:23 – 24:28Signs your teen might be using drugs or alcohol 25:20 – 27:42 Biggest mistakes parents and teachers make talking about risky behaviours 28:07 – 30:57