Experience Australia’s leading vaping, alcohol, and other drug education program, designed with gamified online and classroom learning.
Continuously updated. Research-informed. School-tested.
Evidence-based and effective in creating more negative beliefs around vaping, alcohol, and cannabis, while increasing refusal capabilities and reducing positive expectations.
Access to Blurred Minds Academy unlocks 14 curriculum-mapped modules, assessments, marking rubrics and slides to help teachers plan lessons in less than 15 minutes.
Updated and engaging online learning resources and classroom activities.
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Short, social media-style videos designed to capture attention and reinforce key messages.
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Continuously updated to reflect the latest research in alcohol, vaping, and drug education.
Learn moreBlurred Minds Academy includes 14 curriculum-mapped modules designed to make lesson planning simple and effective.
Each module has been fully refreshed with updated visuals, improved interactivity, and current, relevant content to reflect today’s challenges.
Teachers get access to:
Everything is designed to reduce preparation time while delivering engaging, high-impact learning experiences.
Our updated video content is designed to meet students where they are.
Using short, social media-style formats, these videos:
Integrated directly into each online module, videos help break down complex topics and support deeper understanding without adding extra workload for teachers.
Here's an example of the videos students see in each online module.
All Blurred Minds Academy content is grounded in the latest evidence in substance use prevention.
Our modules are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure they:
We translate evidence into practical, classroom-ready learning experiences that teachers can use immediately.
85% of teachers tell us that the Blurred Minds Academy improves their teaching experience.
Plug and play solution
Can be implemented virtually
Saves teachers’ time
Curriculum mapped
> 1-year access to the Blurred Minds Academy online portal
> Access to all 14 interactive modules covering essential topics
> Assessments, marking rubrics, powerpoint slides and teacher guides
> Personalised support from our expert Blurred Minds staff
> Onboarding and check-in sessions to ensure smooth implementation
> Exclusive discounts on Blurred Minds Workshops
The Blurred Minds Academy features 14 effective alcohol and drug education modules.
Select a module to discover key learning outcomes.
🧪 What's the deal with nicotine pouches?
Find out what they are and what's actually inside them.
⚠️ Are they really "harmless"?
See the hidden tricks ads use to grab your attention and sell you stuff.
🎭 Spot the sneaky tricks!
Uncover how marketing makes nicotine pouches look cooler than they really are.
🧠 How ads mess with your mind
Discover how advertising can shape your thoughts, feelings, and even behaviours without you realising it.
🔍 Spot the sneaky stuff
See the hidden tricks ads use to grab your attention and sell you stuff.
💡 Judge for yourself
Learn to see through ads and make your own choices.
💨 What's in a vape
Discover the chemicals and ingredients that go into vape juice.
🧠 Impact on your body and brain
See how vaping can damage your lungs and slow down brain development.
📉 Addiction explained
Learn how vaping can hook you quickly and why quitting is so tough.
🔍 Spot the tricks!
Find out how marketing and dodgy science make vapes seem cooler and safer than they actually are.
⚖️ Know the law
Find out about the general laws about vaping in Australia.
🌍 Vapes = Waste
Unpack how every vape creates three types of waste.
📊 How Big Is the Problem?
Discover the scale of vape pollution and how most are ending up in landfills, bins, and our environment.
🧼 Clean Green... or Greenwashed?
See how marketing and the tobacco industry try to make vapes look eco-friendly and "better."
🧯 What to Do with Dead Vapes
Find out the safe way to deal with used vapes.
🥤 What is drink spiking?
Learn what drink spiking means, and why alcohol is the most common substance used.
⚖️ What’s legal and what’s not?
Explore the difference between legal and illegal drugs, and what can happen when laws are broken.
💸 Can drug dealers be trusted?
Find out why dealers care about making money, not keeping people safe.
🚫 What are the rules around underage drinking?
Learn about the laws for drinking as a minor, including fake IDs, buying alcohol, and being drunk in public.
💥 Myth-busting skills
How to tell the truth from myths about alcohol and other drugs.
🧠 Influence awareness
The difference between assumption and reality when it comes to alcohol and drugs.
🍺 What's a "standard drink"?
Find out what a standard drink means and how much alcohol it has in it.
⚖️ Are all standard drinks equal?
Learn why a standard drink of beer, wine, or spirits has the same amount of alcohol.
🩸 What does BAC mean?
Learn what Blood Alcohol Concentration is and how it is measured.
⏳ How does alcohol move through your body?
Find out the difference between absorbing alcohol and processing alcohol.
🧠 Why does everyone feel alcohol differently?
Explore why people can have different BAC levels and different reactions after drinking.
⚠️ What's the difference between blacking out and passing out?
Learn why both are dangerous, and how they affect the brain in different ways.
🧠 How does your brain grow?
See how your brain changes as you grow up and why teens think differently.
⚡ What do drugs do to it?
Find out how substances mess with your brain.
🎢 What makes addiction stick?
Learn how your brain can get hooked and why quitting is tough.
🚗 What does BAC have to do with driving?
Learn how Blood Alcohol Concentration, or BAC, is connected to drink driving.
🚦 What are the rules for L’s, P’s and Open licences?
Find out what can happen if someone drink drives on their L’s, P’s or Open licence.
👀 How does alcohol affect driving?
Explore how alcohol can slow reaction time, blur vision, and make it harder to control a car.
🧠 Know yourself
Understand personal beliefs and self-regulate alcohol & drug habits.
🤝 Back your friends
How to support friends and peers to stay safe around alcohol & other drugs.
🚑 Handling emergencies
Develop skills for dealing with overdose of alcohol or drugs.
🔍 Body and brain
Discover how cannabis affects your body and brain.
🕵️♂️ Myth busting
Learn the truth behind common cannabis myths.
⚖️ Aussie laws
Find out the key laws about weed in Australia.
🔍 The main types of drugs
Find out how drugs are sorted into groups and what each one does to your body and brain.
💉 How drugs can enter your body
Learn the four main ways drugs can get into your system.
🧠 How drugs affect you
Discover how different drugs can change how you feel, think, move, and even remember things.
Students engage with videos, quizzes, interactive activities and games designed to reinforce key learning outcomes.
Teachers get access to slide decks and module guides, reducing classroom preparation time to less than 15 minutes.
Slide decks
Module guides
Increased knowledge of alcohol, vaping, and other drugs
More accurate perceptions of how many young people drink, vape, and smoke cannabis
Increased capability to say no to a drink, vape, or cannabis offering
Reduce positive expectations for alcohol, vaping, and cannabis
Reduced or maintained low levels of drinking, vaping, and cannabis use
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