... Aids Drug abuse Individual behaviour Risk In the past, HIV prevention aimed at drug users targeted mainly the promotion of safe injecting behaviour. The harm reduction strategies applied in The Netherlands have reduced needle sharing and injecting in general (Van Ameijden and Van den Hoek...

... themes of the play including relationships (which included bullying issues), and ideas surrounding what makes people feel good and not so good. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Drug abuse Education Theatre Health promotion Children Teachers Wings to Fly is a play performed...

... analyses by drug type. Sampling was not therefore intended to yield a representative group of young people between 16 and 22 years. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Young people Drug abuse Health Education Age, gender, ethnic origin, qualifications, occupation and living circumstances were...

... of the police and “harm reduction” model of the health and social care agencies, which led to some difficulties in working together. Family life Education Government agencies Drug abuse Evaluation Planning The problem of substance use is a major concern to policy makers from a variety...

... of empathy. Counselling Addicts Drug abuse Kenya © MCB UP Limited 2001 lack of follow‐up in terms of medicine and treatment; occasional harsh manner or language used by counsellors; the problem that counselling makes one recognise what action is necessary, but when none...

....) Drug abuse Curricula Primary schools The UK Government issued two White Papers on tackling drug misuse in the late 1990s. The first, Tackling Drugs Together: A Strategy for England (HMSO, 1995), introduced a new emphasis on prevention. This required schools to provide education...

.... © MCB UP Limited 2000 Drug abuse Education Curriculum In a previous paper (Boddington et al., 1999) we described preliminary results of a community‐focused approach to drug education. The aim of this approach is to provide consistent messages about legal and illegal drugs...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1999 Drug abuse Education Schools Training Partnering Empowerment Within the context of school health education, the whole area of drug education has been controversial, with widely differing opinions as to the most effective approach (McWhirter, Wetton...

...). However, alcohol and tobacco use continues to present the greatest challenge for health promotion (Miller and Plant, 1996; McKegany 1996; Department of Health, 1995). Children Computer software Drug abuse Evaluation Schools Young people © MCB UP Limited 1999 The In Focus...

... tried cocaine are the most drug‐experienced/current users, more of which later. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Drug abuse Drug counselling Young people The 1990s have seen an unprecedented rise in the “recreational” use of drugs by young people. Young people’s drug use has been high...

... other drugs, most other agencies now believe that VSA is best dealt with alongside other drugs. Drug abuse Drug counselling Volatile substance misuse Volatile substance abuse (VSA) is a form of drug use that has frequently been neglected by drug treatment and prevention services. VSA...

... comments). A significantly greater than expected proportion of pupils on the PAE programme had changed from never drinking alcohol to drinking such beverages moderately and would drink them when older. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Children Drug abuse Education Methods...

... themselves and to their peers. Notes negative effects for the author on a personal level. Suggests a possible future for the project and for the use of peer education generally. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Drug abuse Peer‐led work Schools Sexual health While I was at college I learned 69 uses...

... and development stage of the sessions. A major goal for us is to encourage more parents to become active partners in educating our young people to make healthy and informed choices. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Drug abuse Education Parents Schools The use of drugs, both legal and illegal...

... by the Amsterdam police authorities as part of their drug education programme. Concludes that, although the scheme is unusual, it could make a valuable contribution to a health education programme. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Drug abuse Education The Netherlands Police Prisons Schools When I set off...

... are promoted in California. Concludes that schools and other agencies within an education authority could together organize a smaller scale version of the Friday Night Live clubs that run in California. Drug abuse Education Health USA Young people In the summer of 1994, I was working as a primary...

... the best design for the DIPSI logo Figure 2 The Olympic athlete Phil Brown at the launch of the project, with Sarah Taylor, the pupil who designed the winning logo (Courtesy of the Lincolnshire Echo) © MCB UP Limited 1997 Alliances Children Drug abuse Education...

... programme as part of the council’s drugs education initiative. The programme is the third strand of the county’s drugs education programme, run for schools, parents and young people. Drug abuse Education Theatres Young people © MCB UP Limited 1996 As one young person said: “You’re worth...

... parents can do to help their children. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Alcoholism Drug abuse Health 1. We are talking about communities, not schools. Schools, in both sectors, will have drugs incidents, but schools are not awash with drugs. (Most teenagers appreciate the possible severity...

.... This article should be read in parallel with the documents, as it makes many references to them. Drug abuse Drug counselling Education Health Schools Young people © MCB UP Limited 1995 Political statements (e.g. “Drug misuse is an educational issue” – para 3). Statements you agree...