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News Release 26 July 2000: Drug Education in Schools 1999/2000

SURVEY OF DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

TABLE 1

PERCENTAGE OF SCHOOLS WHICH PROVIDE DRUG EDUCATION AND THE TYPES OF DRUG EDUCATION INVOLVED, 1999/2000

Sector/type of school		Percentage of schools which provide drug education	Percentage of schools which provide drug education on:
			Percentage of schools which provide drug education on:
			Safe Use of Medicine	Alcohol	Tobacco	Solvents	Controlled Drugs
Local authority schools:
	Primary	96	92	91	95	88	87
	Secondary	100	74	100	99	98	99
	Special	73	66	64	66	59	57
	Total	96	88	91	94	88	87
All other schools^1,2:
	Primary	80	78	75	76	69	69
	Secondary	100	76	100	100	100	100
	Special	84	69	84	84	81	81
	Total	88	75	86	87	83	83
All schools²:
	Primary	96	91	91	94	88	86
	Secondary	100	74	100	100	98	99
	Special	75	66	67	69	63	61
	Total	95	87	91	93	88	86

1. Covers independent schools and a small number of grant-aided and opted-out schools
2. Schools which have both primary and secondary departments are counted under both categories

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