Effective drug education is important because young people are faced with many influences to use both licit and illicit drugs. Education can play a counterbalancing role in shaping a normative culture of safety, moderation, and informed decision making.
Prevention of uptake reduces personal, family and community harms, allows better use of health and law enforcement resources, generates substantial social and economic benefits and produces a healthier workforce.
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Effective drug education is important because young people are faced with many influences to use both licit and illicit drugs. Education can play a counterbalancing role in shaping a normative culture of safety, moderation, and informed decision making.
Prevention of uptake reduces personal, family and community harms, allows better use of health and law enforcement resources, generates substantial social and economic benefits and produces a healthier workforce.