Illicit Drugs
Module 6: how drugs work
Module 6 of Training frontline workers: young people, alcohol and other drugs covers key issues in pharmacology. You will explore how mind-altering drugs affect young people and how to apply this knowledge to achieve an effective working relationship with them.
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. Module 12
Learner's workbook
Module 6: how drugs work: learner's workbook (html)Module 6: how drugs work: learner's workbook (PDF 949 KB large file)
Facilitator's guide
Module 6: how drugs work: facilitator's guide (html)Module 6: how drugs work: facilitator's guide (PDF 1047 KB large file)
Overhead transparencies
Module 6: how drugs work: overhead transparencies (html)Module 6: how drugs work: overhead transparencies (PDF 334 KB)
Page last reviewed: 18 April 2011
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