Websites

For young people and parents

http://www.sussedaboutdrugs.net
This is a local site for young people, parents and professionals in Sussex but has lots of useful information which is generally applicable. 

http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/index.php?id=256
A section of general parent advice website dedicated to drugs and teenagers, with links to ‘parent to parent’ discussion forum.

http://www.youth2youth.co.uk/
Website which allows young people to gain access to other young people trained to give advice and support on a range of issues, including substances and sexual health. 

http://www.youthinformation.com/
A site offering general advice and information to young people, the ‘Health’ site has a very good range of balanced information on drugs and alcohol.

There are many other sites that can be found relatively easily with a google search. 

For professionals

http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/
Contains a wealth of information for specialist substance workers and those in social care.  Some areas of site have information on young people as well. 

http://www.drugscope.org.uk
Site has a search facility and extensive library for finding information specific to young people’s substance use. 

http://www.hit.org.uk
Useful for accessing literature and training events. Again a search facility allows you to find information on young people and substance use .

http://www.lifelineproject.co.uk/
A website from an organization promoting the relief of distress and poverty among drug users with an emphasis on user involvement.  Very interesting and useful general information but be mindful of how it might apply to the different needs of young people under 18. 

www.erowid.org
An American based site designed to be informative about drugs and related issues.  Has some very useful ‘signs and symptoms’ information and activities for young people.  However, some of the information is a bit technical and the advice about the law is not relevant to the UK. 

http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthandgrowingup/36drugsandalcohol-young.aspx
Direct link to ‘factsheet’ by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on cannabis and mental health issues in young people. 

http://www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk/bspace/displaycontentpage.jsp?pContentID=183andp_applic=CCCandpElementID=8andpMenuID=3andp_service=Content.showand
Direct link to advice and information on drug and alcohol issues relating to young people in Scotland. 

http://www.drugs.gov.uk/young-people/
Direct link to young people’s section of Government’s website on national and alcohol strategies and related information. 

References

Aggleton, P. et al. (eds) (2006) Sex Drugs and Young People, Routledge, London.

Crome, I. B. (1999) ‘Treatment Interventions-looking towards the millennium’.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 55, pp247-263.

Crome, I. B. et al. (2000) ‘The Development of a Unique Designated Community Drug Service for Adolescents: policy, prevention and education implications’. Drugs: education, prevention and policy, 7 (1), pp87-108.

Crome, I. B. et al. (eds) ( 2004) Young People and Substance Misuse, Gaskell, London. 

DfES (2005), Every Child Matters: Change for Children, Young People and Drugs, DfES, Nottingham.

Fountain, J. (ed) (2004), Young refugee's and asylum seekers in Greater London:  vulnerability to problematic drug use, Greater London Authority, London.

Gilvarry, E, (2000) ‘Substance Abuse in Young People’ Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 41 (1), pp55-80.

Hammersley et al, (2003) Home Office Research Study 261: Substance use by young offenders: the impact of the normalisation of drug use in the early years of the 21st century, Home Office, London

Health Advisory Service (1996) Children and Young People: Substance Misuse Services, the substance of young needs, HMSO, London.

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

Jenkins, R. (2006), Cannabis and Young People: Reviewing the Evidence, Jessica Kingsley, London. 

Kaplan, C. and McArdle, P. (2004) ‘Ethical and Legal Principles’  in Crome, I. B. et al, (eds) Young People and Substance Misuse, Gaskell, London. 

McCarthy, T. and Galvani, S. (2004) ‘SCARS: A New Model for Social Work with Substance Users.’  Practice, 16 (2), pp 85-97.

Melrose, M. (2006) ‘Young People and Drugs’in, Hughes, R. et al (eds) Drugs: policy and politics, OPU, Berkshire.

Mullen, A (1999), Social Inclusion: Reaching out to Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Youth:  A research report into the health and housing experiences, issues and needs of young bisexuals, gays and lesbians and the particular experiences, issues and needs of those who are Asian and Black in Reading, Berkshire, ReachOUT, Reading.  (This can be downloaded at http://www.andymullen.com/ )

Neale, J. (2006) ‘Social Exclusion, Drugs and Policy’, in Hughes, R. et al (eds) Drugs: policy and politics, OPU, Berkshire.

National Treatment Agency (2005) Young people’s substance misuse treatment services – essential elements, NTA, London.

New Policy Institute/Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2007), Drug Use, Accessed at http://www.poverty.org.uk/22a/index.shtml  on 2-3-2007.

O'Hare, P A. et al. (eds) (1992) The Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Routledge, London.

Rivers, K. et al. (2006)  ‘Young people, poverty and risk’, in Aggleton, P. et al. (eds) Sex Drugs and Young People, Routledge, London.

Rumball, D. and Crome, I. B. (2004) ‘Social Influences’, in Crome, I. B. et al. (eds) Young People and Substance Misuse, Gaskell, London. 
 
[SCODA/CLC] Standing Conference on Drug Abuse and Children’s Legal Centre (1999) Young people and drugs: Policy guidance for drug interventions London: DrugScope

[SCODA] Standing Conference on Drug Abuse (2000) Assessing a young person’s drug taking: guidance for drug services London: DrugScope

Ward, Z. et al. (2003) One problem among many: drug use among care leavers in transition to independent living, Home Office Research Study 260. Home Office, London. 

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