Drugs education: sitting still on the Circle Line …
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to consider the development of drug education and its evaluation in England over the last 20 years.
Design/methodology/approach
Outlines key developments.
Findings
Most of the approaches to drug education which have been tried have failed to change young people's drug‐related behaviour, but there is reason to feel optimistic about more informed, evidence based, multi‐component approaches, such as the English “Blueprint” programme.
Originality/value
Provides an overview of drug education and its evaluation, so is therefore useful for policy makers and practitioners.
Keywords
Citation
Joyce, R. (2006), "Drugs education: sitting still on the Circle Line …", Health Education, Vol. 106 No. 2, pp. 81-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280610650927
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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