Drug Education News

This is Bradford report on calls by the Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament:
Young people are calling for random drug checks on pupils in Bradford schools.
The call is one of a series of recommendations by the Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament (BKYP) to tackle drugs and racism in the district. [more]
The report goes on to say:
One [...]

The BBC report on new plans to introduce random drug testing in schools:

Random drug testing of pupils is being introduced in secondary schools across Kent following the success of a pilot scheme in the county.
The Department for Education and Skills said it would evaluate the impact of the scheme, which is being implemented by [...]

Talking about Alcohol and other Drugs is an in-depth guide for a range of professionals including managers of looked after children’s services, managers of residential care homes, foster carers and social workers. The guide aims to inspire and support them to speak to children and young people and encourages a strategic and consistent approach through [...]

John Balding on the SHEU website takes a look at young people and alcohol:
It must be noted that for the young people in our survey,
* most drinking is in moderate quantities * most drinking is done at home with knowledge if not approval of parents
However, there are undoubtedly some school-age children who are keen [...]

John MacDougall raised the issue of VSA in a debate in the House of Commons:
“Figures from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction reveal that one in seven 15 to 16-year-olds in Britain abuse solvents. Thousands of teenagers are putting their lives at risk by sniffing glue, lighter fluid and other substances. I [...]

The BBC, amongst others, reports on research from Cancer Research UK:
Children who try just one cigarette are twice as likely as those who have never tried it to take up smoking, a study funded by Cancer Research UK suggests.
The study found this was the case even after a gap of three years or more.
The 2,000-pupil [...]

House of Commons Hansard records the answer to the following question from David Amess:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action he has taken to reduce drug abuse in schools since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
Parmjit Dhanda, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and [...]

The BBC report on random drug testing in a Nottinghamshire secondary school: “
A controversial drug testing project at a Nottinghamshire secondary school has been hailed as a success.
The National School in Hucknall introduced random drug testing two years ago.
Parents have backed the initiative in which two pupils are randomly tested each day.
Students also claim it [...]

The BBC report on an initiative by Surrey Police to work in schools:
In Surrey, a “battle bus” has been touring schools to raise drugs awareness among students.

It is part of Surrey Police’s Drugs Destroy Communities campaign, and some of the children who board the bus are not yet even teenagers.
At Ash Technology [...]

The BBC have information about exclusions from schools in North Yorkshire for drug issues:
More than one pupil is excluded from lessons in North Yorkshire every school day because of drug or alcohol use, figures obtained by the BBC reveal.
Data provided by the county council under the Freedom of Information Act show that 233 pupils were [...]