Statistics on Local Stop Smoking Services in England, April 2024 to December 2024 (Q3) This report includes information on the number of people setting a quit date and the number who successfully quit at the 4 week follow-up. It also…
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Education/Prevention – alcohol
Rapid review of evidence about alcohol marketing and advertising: Influences on consumer attitudes and behaviours, and the effects of regulation on those behaviours As part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to reducing alcohol harm, they commissioned Public Health Scotland to…
Education/Prevention – drugs
A whole-system response to drug prevention in the UK The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) was commissioned in July 2023 to provide advice on drug prevention for young people, supporting the 10-year national drugs strategy (‘From harm to…
What’s the Government doing about drugs?
Latest funding and announcements October 2025The UK government launched a campaign aimed at 16 to 24 year olds and social media users to highlight the risks of using drugs such as ketamine, counterfeit medicines and adulterated THC vapes. The initiative…
Does drug education work?
It is important drug education is based on evidence about what works and what clearly does not work. Many drug education programmes have been evaluated in this country, other European countries and America. Collectively they show that: The impact of…
Education & prevention
ACMD briefing on the prevention of drug and alcohol dependence (2015) (PDF) DrugScope produced many report and briefings in this area and helped to run the Drug Education Practitioner’s Forum Education and prevention department reports Joining Forces: Guidance for police working…