Resources for PDHPE and Legal Studies students and teachers

1. Online resources for legal studies – May 2014

20. Hot Topics 86: First Australians by
Professor Larissa Behrendt
Looks at the diversity of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples, how they
are defined, where they live and their
cultural engagement.
It examines their socio-economic profiles
in relation to health, education, housing,
employment and criminal justice.
Discusses the concepts of self-
representation, self-determination and
sovereignty. A section on land covers
Mabo, land rights and Native title.

21. Hot Topics is a plain language series about
recent changes and current debates in the law,
written by legal experts. All issues include case
studies and sources of further information.
Hot Topics are also available in NSW public
libraries.

23. Hot Topics - issues proposed for ongoing revision
 Australian legal system (to include Courts and You and your lawyer)
 Sentencing
 Discrimination
 Human rights
 Families
 Child care and protection
 Employment and the law
 Young people and crime
 International law
 Drugs and the law

25. Here are some other
ways of following our
information about
developments in the
law on various social
media platforms

27. EARLY STAGE 1 STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3
• administration of
medicines
• identifying medicines
• safe use of medicines
• safe storage
• purpose of medication
• safe use of medication
• administration of
• medicines
• safe storage of
• medicines
• purpose of medication
• safe use of medication
• administration of
medicines
• safe storage of
medicines
• definition, legal and
illegal
• appropriate use,
administration and
• storage of medicines
• effects of drugs –
caffeine, alcohol &
tobacco
• media and drugs
• effects of drug use on
the community
• labelling of drugs
STAGE 4 STAGE 5
• classification of drugs, eg stimulants, depressants,
hallucinogens
• reasons people use and do not use drugs
medications
• influences on drug use on health and wellbeing
• short-term and long-term effects of drugs on
health and wellbeing
• prevalence and patterns of adolescent drug use
• legal and economic consequences
• effects of other people’s drug use
• effects on relationships
• effects on community
• marketing strategies and the media
• influences on alcohol use and binge
• drinking
• influences on cannabis use
• polydrug use
• other illicit drugs, eg opiates, hallucinogens,
psychostimulants
• consequences of illicit & unsanctioned drug use
PDHPE
SYLLABUS
DRUG
USE

32. A quick guide to drugs and alcohol

33. PDHPE specific resources

34. For students & teachers For teachers and teacher librarians