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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 11 Hansard (6 November) . . Page.. 3802 ..

MINISTER FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NUMBER 447

Drug Use Prevention Programs

MS REILLY - asked the Minister for Children's and Youth Services on notice on 28 August 1997:

For each of the financial years 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98

(1) Can you provide details of any drug use prevention programs (a) administered by your department; or (b) funded by your department.

(2) Could you provide details of the nature of these programs.

(3) What is (a) the cost of these programs; and (b) the source of the funds.

(4) What is the number of participants that are or were in the program.

(5) What is the length of the program.

(6) Has there been any assessment made of their effectiveness.

MR STEFANIAK - The answer to Ms Reilly's question is:

Drug education in ACT Schools follows the approach endorsed by the National Drug Strategy. The National Drug Strategy uses a Harm Minimisation approach which aims to reduce the adverse health, social and economic consequences of alcohol and other drugs. Drug Prevention is certainly a goal of this approach though it recognises that some people will use drugs.

I will answer questions one to six within the context of each of the five programs conducted that are consistent with the National Drug Strategy.

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