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The article focuses on consultations offered on public policies. The "Draft Service Specification for Services Providing Care to Adults in Wales Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted or Abused" is designed to ensure that Sexual Assault Resource Centres in Wales meet the holistic needs of adult sexual assault victims. The "Drugs: Guidance for Schools (Department for Children, Schools and Families)" addresses matters relating to drug education and its management in the school community in England.

The article reports that Maureen Brown, a 48-year-old secondary teacher who taught drug education at Priory School, has been banned from teaching after being found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct in England. According to Nick Leale, presenting officer at the disciplinary hearing, said that Brown took possession of high-value heroin.

Reports on the establishment of the Poison Garden by the Alnwick Garden Trust in Northumberland, England in 2004. Significance of the poison garden to drug education; Involvement of the Northumberland Local Education Authority in the project; Plants that will be grown in the garden.

Reports on the strategy for teaching about the dangers of syringes and tablets found on the streets and in the playground at primary schools in Leeds, England. Application of the warning lessons to anything found in the street; Recommendation of the early-years lessons in the updated guidelines on drug education; Benefit of the strategy for children.

Discusses how the Haringey school in London, England devised a model approach to raising drug awareness among vulnerable pupils. Comments from Gavin MacGregor, a drugs education support worker; Elements in the project; Importance of the knowledge of slang names of drugs. INSET: HOW SCHOOLS SHOULD DEVELOP A DRUGS POLICY.

Examines the Parent's Role in Drugs Education Program trial in Manchester, England. Technology that brought school and parents closer together as families worked on projects about drugs; Use of mini computers provided through the school; Program of drug education for 10 and 11-year-olds; Details of the project.

Commends a pop concert held in schools in Essex, England advocating drug abuse prevention. Performers; Effectiveness in bringing the message across to school children.

Focuses on Parents' Role in Drug and Safety Education, a product of Manchester, England's Partnership with Parents program. Results of drug education seminars in 26 Manchester primary schools; Agencies involved in the program.

Reports on the adoption of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program in Nottinghamshire, England. Police officer training planned for December 1997; Children seminars held by DARE-trained police officers.

Highlights strategies used by teachers at Yewstock School in Dorset, England, for raising children's awareness on the consequences of drug abuse. Use of innovative materials; Cartoon-style collages; Storyboard.