The Drugs Resource Pack Workbook is a comprehensive, evidence-based drug education and intervention toolkit designed for professionals working with young people aged 13 to 19. Created by Community Safety Resources, this free, printable workbook provides structured session plans, discussion activities, and harm-reduction strategies to help young people explore their attitudes, knowledge, and choices around drugs and alcohol.
This resource offers both group work and one-to-one intervention activities, making it ideal for social workers, youth workers, teachers, and health educators delivering drug and alcohol awareness, prevention, or early intervention sessions.
The pack includes:
A six-week group work programme covering topics such as drug facts, myths, values, risk-taking, and decision-making
Targeted one-to-one worksheets and tools for individual support sessions
Facilitator guidance on managing sensitive discussions, safeguarding, and working with vulnerable young people
Up-to-date information on legal and illegal drugs, including alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, and New Psychoactive Substances (formerly legal highs)
Practical safety messages: “Look after your friends,” “Legal doesn’t mean safe,” and “You don’t always know what you’re taking”
Ideal for use in:
Youth offending services, schools, and pupil referral units
Social work direct work and early help teams
Substance misuse prevention programmes
Community safety and health education projects
The Drugs Resource Pack encourages young people to think critically about risk, peer influence, and personal responsibility, while empowering practitioners to deliver engaging, evidence-informed drug education.
This is a complete drug education and harm reduction toolkit for professionals supporting young people’s safety, wellbeing, and resilience.
