February 21, 2007
Risk, Protective Factors and Resilience to Drug Use: Identifying resilient young people and learning from their experiences
This report presents the findings from a study commissioned by the Home Office that explored both the risk and protective factors that might influence young peoples’ decisions about using drugs, as well as the nature of resilience to drug use among this group. The study involved in-depth interviews with a group of young people who were identified as being resilient to drug use.