Drugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol
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Talk to Frank is a free service for young people, sharing honest facts and advice about drugs and alcohol. This website provides encyclopaedic knowledge on alcohol, drugs and other substances to help support you and your friends in making safe decisions.
What is the law on alcohol and certain drugs?
What is the law on alcohol and certain drugs?
It’s against the law for anyone under 18 to buy alcohol in a pub, off-licence or supermarket or online.
The police have the power to stop a person and confiscate alcohol in a public place if they reasonably suspect the person to be aged under 18.
It’s illegal for an adult to buy alcohol for someone aged under 18, except where that person buys beer, wine or cider for someone aged 16 or 17 to be drunk with a table meal while accompanied by a person over 18.
It is lllegal to purchase, consume, and possess tobacco related products, including vaping equipment, if you are 18 years of age.
How to deal with Peer Pressure
How to deal with Peer Pressure
Click above for ten ideas from Frank to help support you and your friends when the pressure is on to try alcohol or drugs
What to do in an Emergency
What to do in an Emergency
Click above for helpful first aid and safety tips to help a person who has abused drugs or alcohol
Concerned about a Friend?
Concerned about a Friend?
Click above for useful information about how to talk to friends you are concerned about.
Childine's Advice on Alcohol
Childine's Advice on Alcohol
Drinking alcohol, and getting drunk affects the way you think and feel. Some people might try to cope with worries by drinking alcohol. But it can be dangerous so it’s important to know the facts.
Childine's Advice on Smoking
Childine's Advice on Smoking
Smoking cigarettes or cannabis can be addictive and is really bad for your health. Quitting can be very difficult. But there's lots of help out there if you want to quit smoking or help someone else stop.
Childine's Advice on Drugs
Childine's Advice on Drugs
Smoking cigarettes or cannabis can be addictive and is really bad for your health. Quitting can be very difficult. But there's lots of help out there if you want to quit smoking or help someone else stop.
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