What Works: Schools Without Drugs

"What Works: Schools Without Drugs" by the United States Department of Education is a crucial handbook from the mid-1980s focused on battling drug use in schools. This guide shines a light on the widespread problem of drug and alcohol abuse among students and offers hands-on ways for parents, teachers, and communities to build strong drug-free schools. It stresses how important it is to teach kids about the risks of drugs and to make rules that get rid of drugs from school grounds. The book starts by showing shocking numbers about student drug use, explaining how it affects all types of students, even in elementary schools. Stories from educators and students paint a clear picture of how drugs hurt grades and students' health. The beginning makes it clear that everyone must work together to protect kids from drugs, insisting that parents, schools, and communities must join forces to create schools where kids can thrive without drugs while giving advice on stopping drug use before it starts, watching for signs of drug use, and applying firm school rules against drugs and drug use.