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Before we go into schools to speak to older students (Y11 and older, or equivalent in non-English schools), we ask them to complete a survey. This is invaluable in planning the session we deliver to them, as it tells us what they’ve had before in terms of drugs education, as well as providing an opportunity

A year or so ago, the play of Dan’s story “I Love You Mum, I Promise I Won’t Die” did a tour of a few schools in Scotland. This had a significant impact on many students – and school staff members – who got to experience the performance and the mini-workshop afterwards, but also a

When we are booked to deliver a drugs education workshop to students aged 15 years or older, we try and survey them beforehand. This is a vital piece of our planning process, because it means we can get a handle on what information students want, but also what they need as we ask questions about

The government’s announcement to make nitrous oxide illegal in England and Wales caught many people by surprise, including the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs which had said this measure wasn’t necessary only a couple of weeks previously. So what’s going on?   Just as it is hard to escape seeing discarded nitrous oxide