Information for Workers

Drugs & Alcohol

Web Links

A Tale of Two Generations: Adaction Survey - The Addaction YouGov and DUBIT survey questioned almost 2000 adults and 500 young people selected at random in England and Scotland about their attitudes towards drugs and alcohol. It reveals signs that the generation gap is closing between parents and their children on drugs. (October 2008)

Underage Drinking Research Liverpool John Moores’ University study on binge drinking (2008)

Binge drinking: young people's attitudes and behaviour. Positive Futures/Crime Concern 2008

Pathways to Problems; Hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs by young people in the UK and its implications for policy (2006)

Drug use, smoking and drinking among young people in England 2005: Headline figures, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre 2006

Every Child Matters: Change for Children, Young People and Drugs, Department for Education and Skills, 2005.

Drug Strategy: Facts & Statistics. Home Office

Adaction - the UK’s biggest drug and alcohol treatment charity.  Their services are both confidential and free. Their website includes publications, including leaflets and reasearch reports.

Adfam Information, advice, counselling. National helpline for families and friends of drug users.

Drugscope Information on drugs, library, news, services directory.

Families Anonymous a group of concerned relatives and friends whose lives have been adversely affected by a loved one's addiction to alcohol or drugs

Lifeline - one of the oldest non-statutory, non-residential drugs agencies in the UK.  Also produce a large catalogue of publications.

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse

Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) - a network to support GPs and other members of the primary helath care team who work with substance misuse.

News Articles

More than 7,500 children under the age of 14 have been admitted to hospital for alcohol-related health problems in the past five years, the Times reports. Timesonline, 29 December 2007.

Suggested Reading

Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) – Health Related Behaviour Questionnaires

Health Advisory Service (HAS) The Substance of Young Needs, Review 2001

Swindon Young Peoples Substance Misuse Plan 2006/07The Drug Education Forum – Public Policy Briefing July 2006

Children, Young People and Substance Use: Effective Practice Framework, DfES 2005