Ann Nicol, from east Glasgow's Young Voices magazine, interviews a community police officer in the latest edition. Stewart Johnstone, based at Smithycroft Secondary School, says his biggest challenge is breaking down barriers to make pupils aware that the police are not bad guys: "There's no point waving your finger and telling them you can't do that; you've got to educate them."
North Tyneside Council's Teenz magazine gets to grips with the facts about the drug GBL. The substance was made illegal in December 2009 as a result of being highly addictive and the cause of comas and even death in some young people. Advice is given from N2L (Never 2 Late), the council's guidance service for young people who need information on drugs and alcohol.
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