Guidelines for clubs and raves on how to keep people safer. Safer dancing campaigns take off (PDF)
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Druglink news item 1995 – Evidence slim that education can prevent drug use
With the DfE new ‘Drug proof’ initiative placed firmly in a primary prevention context, a key question is whether Britain’s drug education providers can show their programmes do actually prevent drug use. To jump to the en of our story,…
Druglink article 1995 – Drug user lifestyles and peer education by Robert Power, Steve Jones, Gerry Kearns, Jenni Ward
Research among heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users in three areas showed how peer education and outreach can build on informal risk-reduction strategies. Only by understanding these can services dovetail with drug scenes and with the lifestyles of those they target.…
Druglink article 1994 – Peer pressure: a convenient explanation by Niall Coggins and Susan McKellar
The ideas that peer pressure and low self-esteem cause youth drug use lie behind many drug education programmes in Britain. Such ideas divert responsibility away from the drug user and from their parents and other carers, and conform to popular…
Druglink article 1994 – The two sides of fear by Arnold Cragg
In researching government anti-drug campaigns, interviews with parents and young people suggested that fear of drugs has deterred many young people from experimenting. However, fearful parents feel the only safe line is absolute rejection so are not receptive to information…
Druglink article 1994 – Peer education: make the most of it by Robert Power
Recruit them, train them, pay them – it’s time to drop the barriers to employing drug users. Peer education: make the most of it (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – Healthy women by Janet Hanslope
Building on an existing outreach initiative, the Wirral Drugs Service developed an HIV peer education project among drug using women working as prostitutes. Education/training sessions were followed by a residential weekend. An assessment suggested the project successfully engaged the women…
Druglink article 1993 – Crew 2000 Peer coalition in action by Peter McDermott and Willie McBride
In Edinburgh, drug users and local young people together with drug workers have formed a coalition to inform their peers about drugs and have focused initially on the local club scene. Their experience of the use of Temazepam by club…
Druglink article 1993 – The drug agency goes to school by Paul Berry, Gerry McKenna
The Community Alcohol and Drug Service in King’s Lynn developed a continuing partnership with a local school which led to the agency’s staff being present at the school to help in health education about drugs, sex and AIDS, and to…
Druglink article 1993 – A smack in the eye by Rowdy Yates
Part 3 of a personal history of the Lifeline Project in Manchester A smack in the eye (PDF)