There has been a lot of discussion lately about the overwhelming usage of the drug Ice. There is now an attempt by the Australian Government to educate people about the dangers of the drugs to try and limit its popularity.
Parents will receive booklets in a revamped education program that will highlight the dangers of ice. Government insiders said an analysis of the first campaign urging parents and their children to discuss drugs showed it had been successful, with nine out of 10 teenagers saying they were willing to talk to their parents about drugs.
The popularity of the multimedia program had encouraged the Government to repeat and update the exercise. The extra funding for the education program, which will include resources for schools, will be $9million over two years.
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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Kerry-Anne Walsh
April 22, 2007
