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We are concerned that the vape industry and some consumer groups are trying to undermine the government's proposed comprehensive regulation of tobacco and nicotine products. This is happening via the submission...

September is Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month so remember that we have a helpful factsheet covering this topic which you can download via  https://talkabouttrust.org/resources/schools/what-is-foetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-fasd/ A guide for professionals has been produced...

Drugs and Alcohol Nicotine Education (DANE) Don't forget that our DANE workbook is now freely available for all to download. It includes lesson plans, PowerPoints, bite size activities and fact sheets...

A major review by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) into the impacts of vaping on children and young people has found clear links between vaping and respiratory...

New figures show a rise in spiking figures: over 30% of those spiked are male and there is a worrying increase in vape and e-liquid spiking. As incidences of spiking...

Thanks to further funding from The Office of the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, following the successful roll out of our Drug, Alcohol and Nicotine Education ( DANE) resources for...

During June, Sarah had the opportunity to visit a number of primary school settings across Dorset to deliver our Primary Vaping resources directly to pupils. These workshops provide students with...

Karen had a great session with both students and staff at A2A (Access to Achieve) - a post-16 training provider in South Bristol which offers education, training, and support for...

aising funds for Dorset youth charities that provide safe spaces, opportunity, skills, hope, awareness and support to young people Between June 25th and the end of October, our Founder Helena...

We are delighted to hear that the Crime and Policing Bill has now received royal assent. This includes provisions creating a new offence of administering a substance, including by spiking....

Smoke-free generation: Anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never legally be sold tobacco, with implementation beginning from January 2027. Measures to support a reduction in young people...

To complement our Drug Alcohol and Nicotine resources for Key stage 3 Talk about Drug, Alcohol and Nicotine Education tool kit | Talk About Trust Following pilot and trial across...

Following a pilot and trial across 9 primary schools in Dorset, and informed by our NHS-commissioned vaping work across Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Inverclyde over the last 18 months,...

Fully funded training and resource pack available for your school now We hope you had a lovely break over Easter! A year ago, at a Dorset Youth schools conference where...

We are always hoping for new statistics on the prevalence of spiking from the Home Office or police. In the interim, our most reliable sources come from Drinkaware research of...

There were 16, 212 children (aged 17 and under) in alcohol and drug treatment between April 2024 and March 2025. This is a 13% increase from the previous year (14,352)....

Research and testing from the University of Bath has already shown that one in eight e liquids/vapes confiscated from schools and tested in the lab were found to contain spice,...

It is with great pleasure that we enclose our Impact Report for the 2024- 2025 year which you can access via https://talkabouttrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/progress_report_2025.pdf 2025 was a pivotal year for The Talk...

A new survey of nearly 11,000 children aged 13-17 has shown one in nine of the respondents had been asked to either sell or transport drugs or store weapons or...

We now have an extended range of interactive quizzes available online via https://life-stuff-quizzes.inv... The quizzes use emojis and commonly asked questions and myths to cover four key areas of alcohol,...

The BBC has recently commissioned a survey of teachers' views around vaping with the following key discoveries: Many schools and teachers feel that they are trying to tackle the issue...

A large national study of adolescents conducted by Columbia University has indicated that any level of cannabis use may affect teens' emotional health and academic performance. Just one or two...

A study funded by Cancer Research UK and Behavioural Research UK has shown that oral nicotine pouch use in Great Britain has risen. Worryingly, this is largely driven by young...

On the 24th November, Vicky McDonaugh stood down as Chair of Trustees of The Talk About Trust, remaining as a trustee. Vicky is a founding trustee of the Dorset based...