The majority of ecstasy victims actually die because of dehydration. If they had been taught what to do if taking ecstasy then they would still be alive today. But drug lessons at school are a rarity. This doesn't work. Only if we are presented with a balanced argument, accepting that drugs do have their good sides, will drugs education begin to succeed.
Teenagers are human beings, capable of making informed decisions about their own bodies.
Stevi Bloomfield is an A-level student in Birmingham.