Drug Education - with The DSM Foundation

In this episode Dr Suzi Gage is joined by Fiona Spargo-Mabbs and Sarah Birkett from the DSM Foundation. Fiona and her husband set up the foundation after their son Dan died after taking MDMA. Fiona talks a bit about this, but you can read more on the DSM Foundation's website here http://dsmfoundation.org.uk/dans-story/.Within this episode, Suzi chats with Fiona and Sarah about the foundation and the work that it does, as well as the evidence around what works, and what doesn't, in terms of drug education. The foundation's work includes providing material and training to schools, working directly with young people who can be ambassadors to their peers, and even has been involved with creating a verbatim play based on the testimony of Dan's family and friends in the weeks and months after his death.Below are some useful links that Fiona has shared with me, some of which are discussed in the episode.Drugfam  https://www.drugfam.co.uk/ and helpline 0300 8883853Adfam https://adfam.org.uk/Frank parents' page https://www.talktofrank.com/get-help/worried-about-a-childAlcohol Education Trust parents' page https://alcoholeducationtrust.org/parent-area/Young Minds parents' page https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/ and helpline for parents 0808 8025544Teen Tips https://www.teentips.co.uk/ Festivalsafe https://www.festivalsafe.com/ And then additional sites we also refer young people to - Drugscience https://drugscience.org.uk/Drugsand.me https://www.drugsand.me/en/The Mix https://www.themix.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The internet is full of misinformation about recreational drugs - both legal and illegal. Dr Suzi Gage, a psychologist interested in understanding associations between substance use and mental health, tackles one substance per episode - providing information about what we know - the harms, but also potential benefits of these substances. There's no hype, no spin and no judgement, just information. In the first series, she is in conversation with rapper Scroobius Pip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.