Schoolchildren critical of drugs education, says report

THE effectiveness of the country’s main drugs education programme for schools has been seriously questioned in the new National Drugs Strategy (NDS).

The NDS 2009-2016 said the design and concept of the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme was in line with best international practice.

“However, its effectiveness at second level was consistently questioned during the NDS consultation process, in particular by school-goers themselves.”