Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
BMJ Open: 2018; 8:e019722.
Keywords
alcohol
education
school
universal
Prevention
young
youth
parenting
community
harm reduction

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Alcohol Harm Reduction Education Gains Credibility in UK

Trialled in schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland, an alcohol harm reduction curriculum for secondary schools plus a parental component led to fewer pupils drinking heavily at a single sitting. Bolstered by this study, school programmes aiming to reduce harm rather than prevent drinking per se now have a limited but relatively good research record in the UK.

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