Ungdomsengagemang projektmedlemmar both on television and by celebrities. Our peers are another strong influence and we believe that peers who don’t use drugs are a positive influence.
-Boredom contributes to young people using drugs and positive activities need to be more accessible.
-Drugs and alcohol are widely available and easily accessible to young people.
Looking in more depth at what the young people said about drug education Mentor report:
The young people were adamant that the personality of the worker who delivers a drug intervention is key to its effectiveness.
There was a general lack of trust in the ability of some teachers to deliver drug education. It was felt that they were not really motivated to teach the subject and were biased in their messages; they only talked about the negative effects of drugs and did not give a balanced view.
One of their participants said:
“I don’t think [teachers] actually care about it, they’re just paid to do the job.”
Of course I’m sure this isn’t entirely fair, but it does suggest that the way teachers approach the subject makes a significant difference to the way it is perceived by those receiving it.
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