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Educational ArticlesPrevention Programs for students| 07/03/2025

The impact of physical activity on youth wellbeing: ‘Big 6’ breakdown blog series

This article is the second in a six-part series, covering “The Big 6:” the six key modifiable health behaviours that…
07/03/2025Read More
Educational ArticlesPrevention Programs for students| 19/02/2025

The impact of dietary intake in youth mental health: ‘Big 6’ breakdown blog series

Background Adolescence is a complex developmental period, and young people can experience diverse and multi-faceted risks to health. Research has…
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Drug useEducational ArticlesIn the News| 04/02/2025

What is CanKet and what are the side effects?

CanKet (also known as 2F-NENDCK) is a novel synthetic recreational drug, only recently discovered in 2022 by scientists from The…
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Prevention Programs for students| 31/01/2025

Health4Life is now live! Empowering young people to improve their physical health

We are excited to announce that Health4Life is now available as part of our evidence-based suite of prevention programs! What…
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Curriculum and School AccessVaping| 17/12/2024

Government funding for our Vaping Program: what next?

By now you’ve probably heard the exciting news about the national roll-out of OurFutures’ Vaping Prevention Program under government funding…
17/12/2024Read More
In the NewsVaping| 28/11/2024

OurFutures Vaping Program in the media

There has been a considerable amount of media coverage on the exciting national roll-out of our Vaping Prevention Program for…
28/11/2024Read More
Drug useEducational Articles| 27/11/2024

What are Nitazenes?

Nitazenes are highly potent synthetic opioids that are an emerging drug of concern in Australia and overseas. Opioids are drugs…
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In the NewsMedia ReleasesVaping| 15/11/2024

National roll-out of OurFutures Vaping Prevention program for young Australians

This week the Hon Mark Butler MP (Minister for Health and Aged Care) made the exciting announcement that the federal…
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Drug useEducational ArticlesVaping| 28/10/2024

What are dry herb vapes and are they legal in Australia?

The regulations around vaping in Australia have been undergoing significant changes recently, with updates that aim to address public health…
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Drug useEducational Articles| 15/10/2024

What is Oxycodone?

Oxycodone is an opioid drug used to relieve severe pain. Opioids are drugs that bind to opioid receptors in the…
15/10/2024Read More