The aim of this handbook is to provide the reader with information on the work of Killinarden Drug Primary Prevention Group in a format that can be useful for communities who are considering how to develop community responses to drugs education, prevention and early intervention with families to enable them to live a drug and crime free lifestyle.

The experience of KDPPG in developing and delivering drugs education programmes and early intervention programmes in its local schools and community can be studied by communities and adapted in whatever way is needed to meet that community’s emerging or outstanding needs.