Drugs & Alcohol
DPAS Guidance on Tackling Drug Abuse Amongst Young People
The Drugs Prevention Advisory Service (DPAS) published three papers and briefings in 2000 on drugs prevention amongst younger people:
DPAS Paper 4: NE Choices: the development of a multi-component drug prevention programme for adolescents
This paper reports interim findings from ‘NE Choices’, a multi-component drugs prevention programme for young people in the north-east of England. The programme combined drama, work with parents, classroom activity, youthwork, media and information, and community activities. Pronounced ‘any choices’, the name captured both the programme’s regional identity (NE = the north-east) and the concept of personal choice in relation to drug use, a central programme message.
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DPAS Paper 5: Taking the Message Home: involving parents in drugs prevention
This report describes the findings from the first major research study in the UK to examine the involvement of parents in drug prevention work. It examines whether it is possible to involve parents in drug prevention activities and improve their awareness, skills, and ability to positively influence their children.
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DPAS Paper 6: Doing it for Themselves: an evaluation of peer approaches to drug prevention
This study considered how peer education may be defined, how it should be implemented and what effects it can realistically be expected to have. It is based on the experiences of eight projects, working under three Drug Prevention Teams. In-depth interviews were carried out with 37 professionals, 69 peer educators and 33 young people who participated in peer education sessions. In addition, a school-based survey was carried out which included 651 year 11 and year 12 pupils (aged 15–17).
Last update: Wednesday, July 30, 2008