Information for schools

Drug education aims to make sure that young people can make informed choices about their health throughout their lives. The term “drugs” in this case not only means illegal substances, such as heroin or cannabis but also alcohol and tobacco. Medway Council works with many other organisations to deliver effective education to young people at all stages of their school career, to equip them with the information and skills they will need to make the right decisions about drugs and their own health.

Other organisations working with Medway Council in delivering treatment and prevention packages to young people who are involved with drugs include:

• the local Health Promotion Team, which is part of the National Health Service,
• KCA (formerly known as the Kent Council on Addiction),
• the Drug Action Team
• the Police.

An important part of this work is to help students who may be at risk of exclusion from school. Medway Council also follows the Government’s guidelines on drug education within the National Curriculum - www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/guidanceonthelaw/4_95/part1.htm.

Medway Council is a partner in the Drug Intervention and Support Programme, which seeks to offer personal help and support to young people who have become involved with drugs.

For further information, contact Medway Council on the number below, or the Kent Police Youth Crime Reduction Officer on 01634 884013.

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