One of the most difficult situations for any children's professional todeal with is when a child is suspected of being involved with drugs.
If it is not handled right the child can feel even more isolated so itis vital that the professional engages with them in a way they canunderstand and relate to.
I was working at a pupil referral unit as part of an outreach servicewhen one such case came up. The pupil was a 15-year-old who wasn'tcausing any trouble, he seemed well behaved and was easy going. Theproblem was that at lunchtimes he was coming back not as attentive asusual and with all the symptoms of having smoked cannabis.
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