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We are delighted to announce that we are going to be on the BBC Radio 4 Appeal! This is an amazing opportunity for us as a charity to reach new people and raise a significant amount of money, particularly as we have £12,000 of matched funding available.    As the founder and director of the […]

Survey data from just under 5,900 15-18 year olds gathered by drug education charity the DSM Foundation has shown that 95 per cent of respondents say that vaping is one of the main substances used by their peers, and over 75 per cent name it as a substance that they think is causing their peers

The 2023-24 academic year has seen the DSM Foundation piloting a comprehensive programme of drugs education in a number of schools in the Grampian region of Scotland. An interim report from the University of Aberdeen, which is conducting an evaluation of the pilot, has shown overwhelmingly positive outcomes and feedback, ahead of the full report

Fiona is often asked to comment on news stories about drug-related matters, and yesterday (March 19th, 2024) was no exception. News that Exeter University had issued a warning to students about contaminated heroin and benzodiazepines led to an approach from LBC’s Nick Ferrari, and Fiona was able to provide some very valuable context around the

The DSM Foundation is often approached for comment on news stories, but also for interview requests with Fiona. So when an opportunity presented itself for Fiona to tell her and Dan’s story to Chat, she agreed as long as she could include some advice for parents and caregivers on how to approach conversations about drugs