Drug Education in Schools found a marked improvement in drug educationin primary and secondary schools but said not all schools devoted enoughtime to it and some teachers lacked up-to-date, specialistknowledge.
Jenny McWhirter, head of education and prevention at DrugScope, said thereport showed drug education often worked best when delivered byspecialists.
She also called for more involvement of parents and carers.
The National Children's Bureau said drug education should be blendedinto personal, social and health education and not taught in isolation,which was often the case. Schools minister Andrew Adonis said more than2,000 teachers this year received training on drug issues.
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