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  • Cartoon characters are being used to highlight the dangers of misusing drugs to teenagers in Bristol and Somerset.

    Two short animations tell the story of four friends who start using drugs then find their lives on different paths.

    The films, developed by Avon and Somerset Police, were shown at the Association of Chief Police Officers drugs conference.

    "We want to show that drugs are not glamorous or cool," said Ian Ball from the Force's development team.

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  • Lax standards of school discipline make pupils more likely to turn to crime and drugs, Government research has revealed.

    The Home Office study found pupils at schools which were soft on violence and truanting more likely to break the law.

    As a result, the authors urged ministers to consider toughening up discipline policies.

    Worryingly, the survey of young people's behaviour found nearly three quarters were caught up in either crime, drug taking or anti-social behaviour over four years. Over a single year, the figure was 44%.

    (tags: behaviour)
  • "Sex and drug lessons will be compulsory under plans announced by the Schools Secretary. "

    Despite the title there's nothing in the body of the story about drug education.

    (tags: pshe)

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links for 2009-11-06

  • Religious groups reacted with anger to the move by the Schools Secretary, which will make it compulsory for all pupils aged 15 will learn about relationships, sex and drugs over the course of a year. The age of consent in the UK is 16. The Muslim Council of Britain vowed to mount a challenge to the new laws that it says contravene the right for children to be taught according to their parents’ tradition.
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  • Cannabis use among teenagers has continued to decline in the UK owing to a change in attitudes in the current generation of school students, according to the annual survey from the European drug agency.

    But Britain has retained its position in top spot for cocaine consumption with 5% of young adults aged 15 to 24 reporting that they have used the drug in the past year.

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  • "As for his comments about horse riding being more dangerous than ecstasy, which you quote with such reverence, it is of course a political rather than a scientific point. There are not many kids in my constituency in danger of falling off a horse – there are thousands at risk of being sucked into a world of hopeless despair through drug addiction."

    Alan Johnson MP in a letter to the Guardian explaining his decision to sack the Chair of the ACMD

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links for 2009-10-29

  • "There's a new market out there waiting to be explored and exploited. I never could have believed what happened to me, so we need to warn young people before it gets out of control."

    Miss Myers first tried the drug aged 23, after moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. She was living next door to a crystal meth addict – known as a tweaker.

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  • Youngsters aged between 11 and 16 in Southampton are being invited to an event aimed at educating them about the dangers of drinking too much alcohol.

    Scheduled to coincide with schools' half-term break, the Southampton Kids Alcohol Awareness day will be held at Oceana in Leisure World on Thursday.

    (tags: alcohol)

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This blog tries to pick up relevant media and research stories about drug education. It mainly focuses on information in England as this is the geographical remit for the Drug Education Forum. We welcome comments that are on topic.

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