Blueprint is run by the Home Office in partnership with the Department of Health and the Department for Education and Skills. Pupils in the 23 schools taking part received intensive drug education lessons to gather accurate information about drugs, challenge their perceptions of drug use and help them deal with drug-related situations.
NCB's participation development officer Lucy Read and research officer Claire Lanyon trained young people in six schools to give direct feedback on the Blueprint programme, assessing their own responses and interviewing their peers.
"For drug education to be effective, it is vital to ensure that it reflects the real needs of young people," commented Read. "The best way of doing this is to ensure that their views are taken on board in developing future programmes."
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