Early Years Drug Prevention and Education: Getting Back on Track

Primary school drug prevention and education encounters many of the same influences as do older age groups. Some of these influences have their roots in educational reforms which have aimed for desirable improvements in the learning environment; the results have not always been as expected. This study traces developments relevant to drug prevention and education over the last three decades, and suggests how the best elements can be reconciled within a more effective whole. An example of a sound educational process, matching this reconciliation and onto which other packages can be mounted to suit particular establishments, is offered and analysed.