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We have now expanded our bookshops

a complete range of substance and management books.

 

 

Course rationale

Drugs problems are a major source of anxiety at every level in society. Sometimes this panic can make it very hard to respond appropriately to the needs of the individual client. This course seeks to enable workers to explore their own attitudes and to look at how they can provide an appropriate service to individuals they may meet.

Aim: This course will provide the basic knowledge and skills required to identify how to respond to a client with a drugs problem

Objectives

By the time the course has been complete, participants will be able to

Use common street names for illegal drugs
Describe how various kinds of drugs affect the body
Identify how common stereotypes of drug users block access to treatment
List reasons why people use illegal drugs
Identify when drug usage becomes a problem
Use the 'cycle of change' model to find ways to work with a client effectively
Work within appropriate legal frameworks
List circumstances when it is appropriate to involve another agency.

Duration: one day

Who will benefit from this course This course is essential for workers in non drug and alcohol agencies who may have affected clients

This course is designed and delivered in association with DrugScope - the UK centre for drugs information.

Opium Poppies

The fear of drugs and substance crazed youth committing crime to get high is  common throughout society.

But what are the facts?

This course looks beneath the stereotypes at the facts of what is really known about drugs and who uses them in British society.
  • The biggest drug killers in Britain are perfectly legal.
  • One of Scotland's biggest legal exports is an illegal drug in large parts of the world.
  • Giving someone else one of your prescribed  pills may make you a dealer in the eyes of the law.
  • Alcohol is one of the more expensive ways of getting intoxicated.
  • Class A drug usage in Britain is no longer increasing amongst people aged 16-59.
  • 3 million people smoked cannabis in 2002/3.

Get hold of a range of books about drugs from our online shop.

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