Giving up on drugs: homeless young people and self-reported problematic...

Contemporary Drug Problems;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......revealed high levels of drug-taking among young people experiencing homelessness...way in which some young people experiencing homelessness view their drug use and the actions...sure. Estimates of drug use among homeless young people vary across studies...

Survey asks young people to come clean on drugs

The Northern Echo;  June 22, 2000 ;     298 words ......true extent of the drug and alcohol problem among young people. About 2,000 questionnaires...strategy to combat the drug menace. The survey...communities, will ask young people to detail any encounters...plan to deal with drug use among young people. He said: "We ...

Primary school pupils taking cannabis; DRUGS: Agencies concerned at...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  February 25, 2002 ;     598 words ......problem of very young people using all types...real problem with young people using drugs. Andy...Glamorgan Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, said, There are young people who attend our...huge problem and young people have also used...in heroin - a drug ...

Comfortably numb: young people, drugs and the seductions of popular...

Youth Studies Australia;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......themselves about what young people are consuming. If cultural...pedagogy is used to empower young people to 'read' images of...decrypt these images, young people will be able to be more...its representation of young people. Relying on a binary...portrays the dualism of ...

Focus on drugs and young people.(News)

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  January 7, 2000 ;     220 words ......being staged in Coventry as drug abuse hits an all-time high...that nearly half of all young people have used illegal drugs...Survey 1999 also shows that drug use among young people is at a record high, with...drugs most commonly used by young people, the research ...

DRUGS: SURVEY SHOWS 29% OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE USED CANNABIS.

European Report;  October 23, 2002 ;     478 words ......the number one drug. The survey was...being to find out young people's opinions on drugs...tolerate its use) drug. While 28.9% said...Perceived dangers. Young people believe heroin...perceived danger of a drug varies considerably...40.8% of Dutch young people see ...

Drugs and crime cycle is targeted; AIMS INVOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE ARE...

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  April 15, 2000 ;     316 words ...YOUNG people are the focus of...work in the annual Drug Action Team plan...smoking crack to young people just starting to...associated with funding drug addiction. It is...under-25s beat drug and alcohol abuse...with regard to young people. The aim was to...July. ...

GBP50m single fund for young people with drug problems.

M2 Presswire;  March 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ......GBP50m single fund for young people with drug problems(C)1994-2004 M2...has been created to ensure young people get drug treatment, education and...Understanding problem drug use among young people accessing drug services and Vulnerability...

Government moves to reduce impact of drugs on the lives of children and...

M2 Presswire;  March 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ......lives of children and young people - both in terms of preventing drug abuse and protecting...guidance on drugs and young people aimed at Drug Action Teams and local...recommendations. Reducing drug use by young people, particularly the most...

COCAINE GENERATION; Surge in use of `celebrity' drug among young...

The Mirror (London, England);  September 4, 1999 ;     348 words ......generation is turning to the drug as its image is boosted...to 29 age- group used the drug in the past 12 months, an...two to three per cent. The drug is allegedly passed around...One in 20 say they use the drug and even more say they've...youngsters' consciences by making drug taking as ...

Young people, drug use and family conflict: pathways into...

Youth Studies Australia;  September 1, 2005 ;     190 words ......semi-structured interviews with 302 young homeless people in Melbourne...said their own or familial drug use was a critical factor...reason for leaving home as drug use. The impact of family...families was very marked. Young people's expectations of their...but not for alcohol- or ...

GBP107 million to tackle young people's drug problems.

M2 Presswire;  February 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ......GBP107 million to tackle young people's drug problems(C)1994-2003 M2...projects - schemes to steer young people away from drug misuse through sport...priority in the Government's Drug Strategy. Vulnerable young people need prevention and treatment...

Drug users mostly young people

China Daily;  June 16, 2005 ;     309 words ......189,000 known drug users in Guangdong are young people, according to...the Guangzhou Drug Rehabilitation Guidance Centre for Young People, told China Daily...effects of drugs on young people was far from...vice-director said drug taking was a...

GBP152 million plan to help young people at risk from drugs.

M2 Presswire;  February 14, 2001 ;     700+ words ......services to help young people, including those most vulnerable from drug misuse. Minister...will help prevent young people using drugs and...developing services for young people in all areas, particularly...schools-based drug education programmes...roots level through ...

UN: Young people hold key to drug-free world in twenty-first century

M2 Presswire;  June 22, 1998 ;     495 words ......PRESSWIRE-22 June 1998-UN: Young people hold key to drug-free world in twenty-fir...deadly exploitation by drug dealers. Although the majority of young people do not use drugs...action to prevent drug abuse among young people. Not only can nations...