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HAMMERED: YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALCOHOL

Fast Forward Positive Lifestyles,

Russell House Publishing

ISBN 1903855519, £9.95

Star Rating: 3/5

Hammered is aimed at staff who deliver alcohol education programmes to young people aged 10-25 years, writes Lindsay May.

While the opening section, with its sometimes mystifying statistics, might put off some readers, this is followed by useful advice about setting up and running programmes. But a step-by-step guide, especially for newcomers would have helped here.

It is always good to have sample exercises that are tried and tested and there are some examples here for use in structured groupwork sessions. But I found it hard to see how they could be used in different settings, with different age groups.

There's a good reference section and tucked inside the back cover is a lively young person's leaflet. With a distinctly Scottish flavour to the language, it would need adaptation for use with wider groups of young people. It does not have all the answers but it is a good start.

Lindsay May is regional programme manager, Positive Activities for Young People.