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A new bulletin has collected together the latest additions to the Effectiveness Bank, two of which have never previously been released. To view the whole bulletin click the following link: http://findings.org.uk/docs/bulletins/Bull_09_02_12.php or click the links below to view an entry in the bulletin. If clicking does not work, paste the link in to your web browser address box, being sure to enter the whole address. ************************************** SCOTTISH DRUG EDUCATION FELL SHORT OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE An extensive audit of school drug education in Scotland including observed lessons found that in key respects teaching departed from what research had shown effective in prevention terms, and that despite national guidelines, there was no consistent national or even local approach. http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Stead_M_6.txt *new* WHEN SCHOOLS PREVENT BULLYING, DO THEY ALSO PREVENT PROBLEM DRINKING? Intriguing suggestion from a Norwegian study that taking the measures needed to effectively reduce bullying in schools (including improving the social climate and setting clear and consistently enforced boundaries) also curbs the development of forms of substance use most associated with disturbed child development. http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Amundsen_EJ_3.cab MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING WORKS FOR TEENAGERS AS WELL AS ADULTS Not just for adults, but teenagers and young adults too, with this analysis motivational interviewing seems confirmed as the leading evidence-based counselling approach to reducing possibly or actually risky substance use among non-clinical populations not seeking treatment. http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Jensen_CD_1.txt *new* PROS AND CONS OF SUPERVISED METHADONE CONSUMPTION IN SCOTLAND Survey responses from clinicians prescribing methadone at Scottish addiction treatment clinics show how the requirement that patients be observed taking the medication involves striking a balance between safety, individualising treatment, and attracting and retaining patients. http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Anthony_GB_1.cab ************************************** Effectiveness Bank alerts are provided by Drug and Alcohol Findings (http://findings.org.uk) to alert you to site updates and recent UK-relevant evaluation studies and reviews of drug/alcohol interventions. Findings is managed by DrugScope, Alcohol Concern and the National Addiction Centre. The Effectiveness Bank is supported by Alcohol Research UK. You have received this message via another mailing list. To receive these messages directly sign up at: http://findings.org.uk/index.php#signUp