The evening will provide the opportunity for parents to find out about local services available to young people, symptoms and signs of drug taking to look out for and ways to support teenagers with drug related problems.

The evening will begin with an introduction by Park College head, Mike Dixon.

The evening is part of ongoing drugs awareness work at the college.

Rachel Stone, a personal tutor at Park College who is involved in organising the event, said, "All Park College students take a drugs awareness course in their first year and details of this course will be explained. The aim is to enable students to make sensible and safe decisions about their lifestyle."

Guest speakers on the evening will include Brian Graves, drug development officer at Sussex Police, Terry Hammond, formerly of Rethink, a charity which supports young people with cannabis related problems, and Barry Gorton and Lindsey Galeo from the under 19 Substance Misuse Team.

Park College will also welcome Paul Burley who has particular expertise in alcohol related matters in young people and works for the organisation Action for Change.