What you might not be aware of is that vapes have never gone through a rigorous health and safety review, and there has been no testing. They are widely available and popularity is soaring…..

It’s the last session of a massive, full day of back-to-back NotEvenOnce presentations in a Victorian school on a Friday afternoon. All the students are seated and ready when one sassy teen enters noisily, making her presence known. She isn’t wearing school uniform but she is wearing very heavy makeup and…….

“Turn on your devices!”

It’s probably not the directive that high school students are used to hearing as they file into their school hall and take a seat for a 90-minute seminar. Over the hum of conversation and chairs scraping against the floor, Teen Challenge director Tanya Cavanagh instructs the group to download the Kahoot app, if they don’t have it already, and set up a profile. She is friendly, energetic and clear-spoken, her purple hair and warm smile the first impression.

“As educators and support services, sometimes it’s easy to feel like we’re making no headway, however the 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey Report proves our hard work is paying off. There is generational change taking place in this space and our young people are leading the way…..