Meeting report on the role of drug education in combating different forms of drug addiction in six African countries, namely Cameroon UR, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo - identifies various narcotic drugs, mentioning alcoholism, tobacco and cannabis, discusses socio-economic factors and attitudess influencing drug use, considers the objectives of drug educational programmes and the role of information and the mass media in influencing attitude change, suggests youth participation in drug education