Pubdate: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 Source: Courier-Mail, The (Australia) Copyright: News Limited 1999 Contact: http://www.thecouriermail.com.au/ Author: Sunshine Coast youth service HARM REDUCTION AIM IN SCHOOLIES BOOKLET SAFE partying tips, an outline of penalties for using fake identification and a standard drinks guide will be included in a "schoolies" booklet to be distributed to grade 12 students later this year. The booklet, funded and distributed by Queensland Health, has been produced by Sunshine Coast youth service Community Solutions organisers of the annual Schoolies Week celebrations on the north coast. Project consultant Jenny Madden said the booklet, the first of its kind to go statewide, adopted a "harm minimisation approach" to information on drugs and alcohol. "The idea is if you're under 18 you shouldn't be drinking alcohol, but there is also a recognition that students may choose to use alcohol regardless of their age, so if they do we want to provide them with information to ensure they do it safely," she said. The project follows a Queensland Health publication distributed to Gold Coast grade 12 students since 1996. - --- MAP posted-by: Don Beck