Drug and Alcohol Education
Scottish schools provide education that highlights the dangers of drugs and alcohol to pupils. It covers controlled drugs, safe use of medicines, alcohol, tobacco and solvents.
Giving clear information on drugs to young people helps them resist drugs misuse.
Each school is required to say whether they provide drug education. Statistics are available showing the number of schools offering drug education.
Schools must also have procedures for managing incidents of drugs misuse and tobacco smoking. To help them, they receive Guidance for the Management of Incidents of Drug Misuse.
Executive commissioned research on the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Drug Education in Scottish Schools was published in March 2007. The report considers how drugs education is currently delivered and the views of young people on its value and impact on them.
The Know the Score campaign gives information about drugs to young people, parents and professionals.
The Hidden Harm - The Next Steps report looks at ways in which people living in substance misusing households are supported and protected. It identifies a range of actions and initiatives for the Executive to take forward with relevant partners.