Blog
The DSM Foundation's take on current issues impacting on the world of drugs education... and occasional insight into Team Dan and our work as well.
Nicotine pouches – what’s the issue?
The pre-workshop survey that we ask older students to complete always makes interesting reading, and it has put a new product firmly on our radar:
Our survey told us…
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.
DSMF’s Scotland showcase event – a review
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
The vaping conflict
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
Nitrous oxide – a game of two halves
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
Spiking – a sinister and under-reported crime
Spiking is one of the things we get asked about quite a lot during our workshops in schools. It is understandable, given the relative frequency
An often overlooked impact of drug use
Cigarette butts, used nitrous oxide canisters and discarded disposable vapes are common sights in our parks and on our pavements. This week’s blog gives some
Once more into the blogosphere…
Welcome to the DSM Foundation blog, a way of us putting out there some of the things we’d like to say but never seem to
