Interviews with 70 British students at the end of elementary or beginning of secondary school where substance abuse education was presented in year 6 showed that elementary students valued drug education but misinterpreted the message. Older students were more critical of drug education and preferred that it be presented by someone other than…

Concerned with clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse, the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information has prepared this special report on the British narcotics system. Underlying the British approach is the belief that narcotic dependence is a medical problem to be treated by medical professionals rather than a criminal…

Reports results from a survey of 562 teachers about drug education and their evaluation of a drug education package based on a life-skills approach. Most secondary schools teach about drugs in social or health education. Ratings of the package were determined by individual attitudes to drug taking. (Author/CH)

Defines a structured approach to the development of drug prevention policy and practice in the primary school in Britain. Discusses the school environment, program evaluation criteria, and the relationship in practice between the primary school and other age groups. Compares prevention approaches between Britain and other countries, and describes…

Describes an approach to health and social education about drugs, alcohol, and other issues. The approach draws upon advances in the social and cultural sciences and deploys these advances in a practical way in the context of increasing interest in education about work and the family. (JN)

Presents a rationale for increasing the role of drug education in the science curriculum in Great Britain. Describes a draw-and-write technique that can be used to assess children's ideas about drugs. The technique is used with children ages 7 through 11. (DDR)

Draws on a case study to explore parents' and young people's perception of drug issues and the experience of communication about drugs within the family. Identifies the need of young people to establish a sense of self and a meaningful life as a spiritual need. Explores this concept in literature on spirituality and Kelly's Individuality and…

Explores drug-based knowledge of British primary and secondary school children and the personal experience, attitudes and knowledge of secondary-school children; discusses implications for policymakers and practitioners. Reviews the literature on drug-free lifestyle programs for children, presents a "First Principles" model to underpin…

Establishing a British national strategy to tackle youth drug use would seem an obvious first step in solving the drug problem. Some ideas for remedying the drug problem among young people are presented in this conference report. Drug abuse among children and adolescents throws up some complex issues and the obstacles to any coordinated,…

This annotated bibliography, which was developed as part of a series of selected bibliographies on aging for Great Britain's Centre for Policy on Ageing, contains a total of 368 entries organized under the following subject headings: risk (identification, nature, responsibilities, risk taking, security); environmental safety (hazards, design,…