http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/parents-bemoan-state-of-childhood/ News and views from the Drug Education Forum Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/parents-bemoan-state-of-childhood/#comment-10878 Richard mckierichardm@nya.org.uk Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:51:35 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/?p=1081#comment-10878 No surprise that alcohol was not seen as a major threat, as this is one of the key problems we have in the UK with regard to identifying the dangers of our best loved drug. From Govt. initiatives to create a cafe culture (London speak for boozers open longer), to drug education programmes that continue to focus too much on the class A road crash drugs, we struggle to recognise the cross class, cross age problems which alcohol creates, as well as the good times it can facilitate. Until we identify honestly the substance blindness which we have as a society, we will not be able to adequately respond to the situation in front of us. Check out the story on normative education in the US above for a further reflection. I speak as a social drinker, occasionally tempted into looser behaviours! No surprise that alcohol was not seen as a major threat, as this is one of the key problems we have in the UK with regard to identifying the dangers of our best loved drug. From Govt. initiatives to create a cafe culture (London speak for boozers open longer), to drug education programmes that continue to focus too much on the class A road crash drugs, we struggle to recognise the cross class, cross age problems which alcohol creates, as well as the good times it can facilitate. Until we identify honestly the substance blindness which we have as a society, we will not be able to adequately respond to the situation in front of us. Check out the story on normative education in the US above for a further reflection.
I speak as a social drinker, occasionally tempted into looser behaviours!

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