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To Reduce the harmful effects caused by drug use in the UK
From legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco to cannabis and cocaine, the natural human desire to change one’s mental state is very powerful and no campaign can stop it. Nor should it.
If the most dangerous drug in the UK, alcohol, is freely available and embedded into our culture, how can we expect young people not to try others*?
Peer pressure is commonly stated as being one of the major reasons why young people start using drugs, but little emphasis has been on the real reason – people enjoy it.
In fact, many people enjoy drugs without coming to serious harm.
Everyone who has used drugs knows that they can be a risk to their health. In addition to the desirable effects of drug use, this ’danger’ element only adds to the allure for young people.
‘Say No’ campaigns have done nothing to change this behaviour.
especially in those who are new to using drugs
How:
By communicating a more effective message which young people find more credible will listen to. Visibility at events, leisure centres, nightclubs…anywhere where young people are
Targets:
Young people (18-30) Parents of drug users. All drug users
*'Alcohol' The most dangerous drug to users and communities, according to ISCD, Nov 2010
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BMA urges doctors to sign minimum pricing e-petition
Letter from ISCD Chair David Nutt, Rumours are swirling that the Government will U-turn on its promise to bringing in a minimum price for a unit of alcohol. By abandoning…Continue
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