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LETTER 2003 PDF file 493Kb
Blueprint not following a flawed evidence base
Paul Baker explains why the English national evaluation of drug education decided against basing itself on two questionable US models.
STUDY 2003 PDF file 278Kb
Secondary school DARE ineffective without interactive extensions
The first randomised trial of the DARE drug prevention curriculum for pupils of secondary school age found its police-led lessons ineffective unless supplemented by activities which involved parents, pupils and communities as active participants.
STUDY 2003 PDF file 151Kb
Drug education: inspections show that tick box returns are no guarantee of quality
On-the-ground inspections in England and Scotland reveal that impressive returns to national monitoring systems can obscure poor quality practice in schools; lack of interactivity in teaching methods is a major gap.
STUDY 2003 PDF file 213Kb
Testing school pupils for drugs does not reduce drug use
Much publicised US research which found that school drug testing policies were unrelated to drug use among their pupils, interpreted as the most solid evidence to date that testing does not deter drug use.
STUDY 2004 PDF file 194Kb
Teachers can teach while nurses do prevention
Promising results from one-to-one brief drinking prevention advice by US school nurses offers a way to release teachers from the bind of objectively teaching about substance use while trying to prevent it.
STUDY 2004 PDF file 196Kb
School lessons reduce alcohol-related harm
In Australia a rare trial of a harm reduction curriculum has shown that it can safeguard pupils at both ends of the alcohol risk spectrum, reducing adverse consequences among drinkers and promoting moderation and abstinence among initial non-drinkers.
STUDY 2004 PDF file 241Kb
British study queries use of sniffer dogs to detect pupils' drug use
An evaluation commissioned by Bedfordshire Police concluded that walking secondary school pupils past police sniffer dogs trained to identify drug residues increased the costs and risks of police visits to school but added little in the way of benefits.
STUDY 2007 HTM file
Outcomes of a prospective trial of student-athlete drug testing: the Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification (SATURN) Study
First randomised follow-up study offers little support for randomly testing US school pupils for drug or alcohol use, adding to a slim evidence base which has so far found little benefit to justify the risks and the costs.
STUDY 2008 HTM file
Substance-focused initiatives not only way schools help prevent risky substance use
In so far as they engaged pupils in their education, schools in the West Midlands of England also protected them against risky forms of substance use, offering a way to address drug prevention by focusing on core educational and social virtues.
STUDY 2008 HTM file
School-based smoking prevention: popular peers can help
A UK study successfully harnessed respected peers to prevent smoking, but not through classroom activities. Instead the 12-13-year-olds simply exerted their influence in normal social interactions with same-age school mates.
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