Knowledge is power

Knowing the risks and consequences associated with drug abuse allows everyone to make their own informed decisions.

Knowing the danger signs allows us to protect the most vulnerable members of our society and ourselves.

Below are links to sites offering information in relation to drugs and drug abuse.

Talk to Frank
Information on some of the most commonly abused substances. The page describes the drug, its effects, the risks and the law

Drugscope
Charity providing an online encyclopaedia of drugs and directory of help sources.

Tackling Drugs
Official cross-government website to support the National Drug Strategy and the work of Drug Action Teams (DATs). It contains information for DATs and interested individuals to find out about the Government’s Drug Strategy.

National Strategy
In December 2002 the Government launched the Updated Drug Strategy 2002. This built upon, and adapted the Government's Drug Strategy Tackling drugs to build a better Britain, launched in 1998.