Drugs education

Youth Alcohol Action Plan- NCB (pdf) June 2008
The publication of a strategy to tackle excessive alcohol consumption among young people was one of a number of commitments set out in the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Children’s Plan. The resulting action plan sets out the Government’s current policy in this area, and draws on recent evidence to put forward a case for changing, or enhancing, its approach.
For more information on the NCB visit www.ncb.org.uk

Mentoring, Befriending and Drugs: Advice for mentors and befrienders
New guidance has been produced by FRANK in partnership with the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation. The guide is an introduction to drugs and the issues affecting young people. It contains advice about talking about drugs with young people; drug facts, risks and the law; and what to do if there's a problem. ( April 2008)

Drug Use, Smoking, and Drinking amongst Young People in England in 2007 -Drug Education Forum
This is a précis of the annual survey carried out for the government of pupils aged 11 to 15 years in 2007. It has been produced by the Drug Education Forum, the umbrella body for national organisations committed to improving the effectiveness and profile of drug education in England.

Blueprint-the Government's research programme- release Drug Education research reports, (November 2007)

NICE ( National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)
Alcohol and Schools Consultation- Draft Guidance
NICE published their final guidance on alcohol interventions in schools – summary from the Drug Education Forum

Young people, smoking and health- a new report from the NCB.

"Risk, protective factors and resilience to drug use" Home Office. A research paper on what impacts on risk and protective factors and resilience to drug use amongst young people


Raising the age of sale of tobacco. Department of Health have produced a factsheet for young people outlining key information about the change in the law that will affect teenagers. The factsheet is available to download from
http://www.tobaccoagechange.co.uk/factsheets.html


‘First Measures: a guide to alcohol misuse prevention work with children’[pdf 511kb] Mentor UK.  This publication aims to help anyone working with primary school age children, in both formal and informal settings, on issues around alcohol misuse.


Drugs: Guidance for Schools (DCSF) [pdf 798kb]

Ofsted report on Drug Education in schools ( 2005) [pdf 97.4kb]

Tackling Drugs. Changing Lives ( Home Office)
What the government is doing to reduce drug use, what programmes are in place and information on strategy, as well as useful case studies.

Understanding Drugs- Drug Education pack for Key Stage 3 (DfES) [pdf 1.20mb]

Understanding Drugs- Drug Information booklet for teachers (DfES) [pdf 1.17mb]

Drug Education Forum
The Drug Education Forum brings together national organisations from health, education, police and voluntary sectors that deliver or support the delivery of drug education.

Talk to Frank
Independent government funded website covering A-Z drugs, talk to someone, worried about someone, getting help and more.

Drugscope
DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs

Quit
QUIT is the UK charity that helps smokers to stop, it also has lots of facts and useful information as well as teachers packs.