They ensure that consumers have the information and the means to use drugs as safely as possible. R. Ballard et al. Principles for Drug Education in Schools , Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, 1994. Furthermore, drug education is likely to have a greater impact if it makes connections with students' values and experiences. A good place to start is to identify the students' attitudes, knowledge, and questions about drugs.
Parents are an integral part of the school community.
They are partners with schools in the education of their children about drug issues and their support for, and participation in school programs deserves to be encouraged. Parents are partners in educating young people about alcohol and in many ways are the senior partners. They have more influence over their children's recreation time than do teachers. Parents model powerful attitudes and behaviours toward alcohol for their children. However parents are often unsure of how to talk to their children about alcohol.