Taking drugs is no laughing matter. Certainly the head of Abbey School in Faversham, Kent, doesn't think it is. He has just made a name for himself by becoming the first state school head to introduce random drug testing of pupils.
Other schools, though, have demonstrated that although drug abuse could never be considered funny, humour can have a place in drugs education.
A growing number have asked Mike Gunn, a stand-up comic and former heroin addict, to come and talk about drug abuse.
A different viewpoint
Gunn believes he is able to get through to pupils because he takes a different approach and is not a teacher. "Since I've been going into schools and doing my talks, I've been surprised just how bad teachers are at discussing the problem with young people," he says.
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