Title: Developing policy on alcohol, tobacco and drug use.
Authors: Eastern Regional Health Authority. Area Health Boards.
Description: Drug use, which includes alcohol and cigarettes as well as other drugs, is
an area of concern for all in our school community - parents, teachers and
the students themselves. Schools are important partners in providing
drugs awareness and education.
Research has shown that, in combination, classroom education programmes
and school drugs policy ensure that drug prevention is more effective. Schools that have developed a strategy for responding to the issues of
alcohol, tobacco and drugs are best equipped to respond to incidents as
they arise, but also have been shown to be most successful in terms of
prevention and education.
The Area Health Boards of the Eastern Regional Health Authority recognise
and respond to the need to support schools and parents in dealing with drug
education and prevention. The Health Promotion Departments have an
active role in health education and health promotion in schools and the local
Drug Task Forces operate a number of local school init iatives in each area.
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