"This guide was developed as part of the
international ‘Educate, empower and
engage for healthy lives’ project. This guide
was developed by a team of young people
with personal experience as a young
person who uses drugs and/or work with
vulnerable young people. The guide was
developed by the project team and then
piloted in 4 countries (Kyrgyzstan, Mexico,
Nigeria, and Portugal). The objective of
the trainings, workshops and this guide
is to promote healthy behaviours and
lifestyle choices among young people
who use drugs, or are at risk of using
drugs, as well as contributing to the
development of better youth policies that
impact upon marginalised youth. Some
of the activities have been drawn from a
previous peer education guide produced
by Youth RISE and other resources and
activities that have proved effective in
other peer education settings." (p. 1)
The guide is available to
download from the Youth RISE’s
website in numerous languages
via: www.youthrise.org.uk
