Drug Education News

The Guardian look at the way that a student union in Belfast (off our patch, but of interest none the less) is trying to create a more neighbourly environment:

Gone are the days when lollipops were given to children as a reward for good behaviour; now the sweets are the secret weapon in a campaign to stop rowdy behaviour by drunken students.

The students’ union at Queen’s University, Belfast hopes that handing out lollies at the union bar will stop its members creating havoc and waking neighbours when they head back to their digs after a night’s drinking.

The lollipops are part of a new Sshh! campaign aimed at encouraging students to reduce late-night noise levels. Standing for “Silent Students Happy Homes”, it has the backing of Belfast’s lord mayor, Pat McCarthy, and is supported by the Get Home Safe partnership.

The piece doesn’t say what alcohol education the students are able to draw on.