How to Implement Effective School-Based Drug Education
Submitted by Ally
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The United Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) outlines a number of methods that can be adopted by schools to increase the effectiveness of their drug education programmes.
These include:
- Using interactive methods
- Using trained personnel
- Structuring programmes as a series of sessions that incorporate ‘refresher’ elements
- Looking to shape ideas about the risks associated with substance use
- Providing opportunities to learn and use personal and social skills
On the flip side, according to UNODC, ineffective methods include:
- Aiming to induce fear
- Using unstructured chat sessions and non-interactive techniques, such as lecturing
- Using police or ex-user delivered programmes
- Focusing solely on ethics or emotional education, such as self-esteem building
To learn more about effective school-based prevention programmes, click here.