drug education

Alcohol Information Scotland	Provides a wide range of information on alcohol for Scotland, including statistics, research, publications, key policy documents and practice guidelines as well as links to useful websites. The site is meant for anyone with an interest in alcohol issues such as care professionals, researchers, policy makers as well as the wider community.
Talk to Frank	The government has launched a new Ł3m drugs education campaign which is built around this confidential helpline and website. Aimed at young people, parents and carers concerned about drugs the website provides information on how to get help, an A-Z of drugs and what to do when worried about someone else. Some of information pertaining to services in the Aberdeern area is incorrect and the Drug Action Team has already made contact with the government's webteam to ensure that the information is amended accordingly.
Plan for Action on Alcohol Problems	Published on 18 January 2002. There are implications for schools.
Grampian Alcohol and Drug Awareness website	Contains details of the Aberdeen City Alcohol Action Team (ACAAT) and the Aberdeen Drug Action team (ADAT)
AIM (Alcohol in Moderation)	AIM – Alcohol in Moderation, based in Bath, England, was founded in 1991 as an independent organisation whose role is to communicate "The Sensible Drinking Message" and to act as a conduit for information from the industry, associations and researchers on relevant research, legislation, policy and campaigns.
Drinking and You	Drinking and You is a website about sensible drinking, national government guidelines and your health for the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, La France, Espana and Deutschland.
SEED surveys	results of annual surveys on the state of drug education in Scotland
DEVELOPING DRUG EDUCATION IN ABERDEEN	Details of work in Aberdeen schools during 2002-3, including work by the two Development Officers funded through a grant from SEED.
Drug Education and Prevention Information Service (DEPIS)	A database provided by the Department fo Health for planners and providers of drug education and prevention in both school and community settings. It may also be of use to young people, parents and carers. You can search for Project evaluations Information about resources, such as leaflets, books and videos that have been independently reviewed Drug education and prevention projects and activities
Lifeskills Training and Drug Education Programme	A critical review of evaluations of the Life Skills Training Drug Education and Prevention programme (LST). The LST programme is a school-based programme developed in the USA, and is one of the most evaluated programmes of drug education. One of the conclusions is that the promotional material overstates the effectiveness as shown by the evaluations.
Know the Score	Scotland’s definitive drugs information gateway – providing information for young people, parents, relatives, friends and communities.
Drug Misuse Information in Scotland	Interesting national website including details of what's happening around Scotland.
Scotland Against Drugs "Stepping Stones" board game	The 'Stepping Stones' board game has been developed as part of the Scotland Against Drugs School Programme and is specifically intended for P1, P2 and P3 children and their parents. The game aims to promote discussion between parents and their children about early years drug education and health topics. Further information and copies of the evaluation report are available online at: http://www.sad.org.uk/stepping_stones.htm
Scotland Against Drugs	Website launched on 4 February 2002
STRADA	Funded by the Scottish Executive, Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol is a partnership between the University of Glasgow's centre for Drug Misuse Research, the Department of Adult Education and Drugscope.
Trashed	NHS Health Promotion England site with useful information about drugs.
Survey of Smoking Drinking and Drug Misuse Among Young People in 2000	Report of the school survey conducted by the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR)
Young-Minds.net	Young Minds is a project in which Czech, Danish, Macedonian and Swedish students are using Internet and international collaboration in order to explore links between youth, culture, and the use of alcohol.
Young People and Alcohol	Details of a conference organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Swedish Government and in Cupertino with the European Commission and the French Presidency of the European Union (EU). This website contains lots of interesting information.
An Evaluation of the Scotland Against Drugs Primary School Initiative Training	A summary of the study done by SCRE
School Drug Safety Team	The team's final report (October 2000) contains details on THE MANAGEMENT OF INCIDENTS OF DRUG MISUSE IN SCHOOLS EFFECTIVE DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS TEACHER EDUCATION AND MULTI-AGENCY TRAINING EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
where to get help	a list of contacts with addresses and phone numbers
The Buzz and The Buzz website	Grampian Police and Torry Academy, Aberdeen, have collaborated to prepare "The Buzz", a drugs education package and accompanying videocassette. Produced by young people for young people, it is intended for secondary school use.
drugs education resources	Click this link for details of specific resources
Drugs issues	Grampian Police website
Drug Misuse in Scotland	This Scottish Executive site has lots of important information about drugs. A regular visit to this site is essential for anyone involved in drugs education. The site is aimed at informing those involved in tackling Scotland's drug problem. It offers a wide range of information about Drug Misuse in Scotland, as well as information about policy, Drugs Action Teams, good practice and current research.
Scotland Against Drugs (SAD) training for primary schools	Details of Aberdeen City's involvement in this training initiative jointly with Scotland Against Drugs and Health Promotions. Scotland Against Drugs has now been amalganmated (from April 2006) into the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives.
Scottish Drugs Forum	The Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is the national non-government drugs policy and information agency working in partnership with others to co-ordinate effective responses to drug use in Scotland.
Aberdeen drugs strategy
Aberdeen City Drugs Action Team
The Drugs Resourcenet	This site is for those providing drug education and prevention for young people, their parents and carers. It contains information about drug education and prevention resource materials links to other relevant organisations the facility to network online with others interested in drug education and prevention
Alcohol and Drug Studies, University of Paisley	This course provides a broad perspective on alcohol and other drugs, including the associated problems of HIV/AIDS, as well as inputs related to pharmacology, psychology and social policy.

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