ADEPIS - VSA and legal highs - Solve-It

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‘VSA and Legal Highs’ Enabling Informed Choices

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Jolene Watson is Project Coordinator at Solve-It. This presentation for the ADEPIS seminar on NPS - held on Monday 19th May - is intended to introduce information about Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA), NPS and preventative education in primary and secondary schools;

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‘VSA and Legal Highs’

Enabling Informed Choices

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Challenges

Prevention through Education

Terminology Legal Availability Cheap Lack of research &

awareness

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Preventative Education

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Prevention through Education

“I learnt about VSA , I learnt about how to look after my body” Year 6 pupil

“It will help me make decisions” Year 6 pupil“That I now know that if friends ask me to do something I know not to do, I can say no” Year 6 pupil“I liked the way we could discuss amongst ourselves” Year 6 pupil

“Very good, responsibly delivered. Factual resources, very effective, Hopes and dreams was a lovely touch and important to focus children on why to make the right choices” Year 6 teacher

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Prevention through Education

“The children’s presentation was very informative and creative, it’s great to see this agency making kids aware of what goes on in their community” Year 6 Parent

“Although a difficult discussion around these things its good for the children to be aware” Year 6 Parent

“Very well done to the year 6 pupils on their performance. They all did very well on getting the points and information across” Year 6 Parent

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