Effekt: A parent's perspective on alcohol education
Drug use 2011
1. "We've engaged in a war
against drugs for 30 years.
We're plainly losing it. We have
not achieved very much
Drug Use by Young People
progress.”
in
England Clarke MP, July 2012
Rt. Hon Kenneth (and Wales)
2011/12
Not so fast, Ken...
2. Please note
• Data for 11-15 year olds is from Smoking,
Drinking and Drug Use in England in 2011
http://bit.ly/MKQfAo
• Data for 16-24 year olds is from Drug Misuse
Declared: Findings from the 2011/12 Crime
Survey for England and Wales
http://bit.ly/MKQhrO
10. The most popular ‘legal high’ Mephedrone
seems to have become less popular
11. For 16-24 year olds, the only drug
bucking the downward trend is cocaine
12. Mentor’s View
The latest figures on drug use and drinking
amongst young people show a welcome decline
in drug use by 11-15 year olds and 16-24 year
olds - but no grounds for complacency.
The need to protect our young people by
providing them with the skills, knowledge and
positive examples to make informed decisions
about different types of risky behaviours,
including drugs, remains urgent.