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A prevalence study of drug use by young people in a mixed suburban area.
Executive Summary
This study establishes the patterns and trends
of drug misuse in the Kilbarrack area by young people aged 10 – 17
and examines their attitudes to drug use, and the risk factors accompanying
their use. The study also assesses the drug use among a sample of early
school leavers and examines the views of community members on the drug
situation in the area. Representing a socially mixed area, the research
is important in providing an indication of drug use and attitudes to
drugs of young people in similar suburban communities around the country.
The report makes a series of recommendations including an examination
of the feasibility of a Pilot Project in Kilbarrack bringing together
schools, sporting organisations, community and voluntary groups in partnership
with the statutory agencies, particularly the health board to tackle
drug use by young people. The continued development and implementation
of effective approaches to drug education is also recommended.
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