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;

1. ‘VSA and Legal Highs’
Enabling Informed Choices

2. What is a legal high?
Prevention through Education

3. Informed choices
Prevention through Education

4. Challenges
Prevention through Education
 Terminology
 Legal
 Availability
 Cheap
 Lack of research & awareness

5. Preventative Education

6. 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

7. 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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