Includes bibliographical references and index. Chapter 1. Extent of Substance Abuse: Substance use by young people; Young people - statistics on drug use; Substance use morbidity and mortality; Different drugs and their effects. -- Chapter 2. Dealing with Substance Use and Abuse: Young people and drug use; Anatomy of addiction; National Alcohol Campaign - questions and answers; Teenagers binge-drinking to drown their sorrows: report; Teens' $20-a-week pocket money goes up in smoke; UN rings smoke alarm for children; All about E: teens take drug message to peers; Wave of teenagers dice with heroin; Just say no?; Drug testing in schools; Student drug tests offer compassion; Drug wars; Punishing our children a short-sighted solution; Deaths prompt school drug course; Let students teach; Understanding the key to young drug problems; Scheme to break vicious drug cycle; Caution, not court, for young drug users; Jail not the only cure for drug use. What are the different licit and illicit drugs available, the extent of their use and what are their effects on our youth? What are the most appropriate responses to youth alcohol and drug abuse in terms of education, peer and family support, harm minimisation and legal intervention? For secondary/tertiary teachers and students.