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Aim

Legal does not mean safe.

To correct the misperception that because NEDs are sometimes marketed as being legal, that they are safe to use.

NEDs are not necessarily legal.

To inform students that even though NEDs are sometimes marketed as “legal highs” they are often quickly banned under new legalisation and their legal status can change rapidly.

Taking NEDs is a gamble.

To educate students that there is not enough research on these substances to know what they contain and what effects they might have, especially in the long term.

Most young people in Australia do not use NEDs

Use international prevalence data on NED use and internet monitoring data from Australia to correct overestimates of NED use among peers.