Basic Street or 'Club' Drugs Awareness

This comprehensive course will cover a range of areas to provide participants with a good basic knowledge of street or 'club' drugs and related issues. It will give information on the main illicit drugs, how and why people take them and when it becomes harmful. It is designed to help increase understanding of drug use by exploring our own attitudes towards drug use. The course is aimed at those workers who wish to refresh their knowledge about drugs, and will be beneficial to anyone working with drug misusers or who has an interest in drug misuse.

The course will include:

Defining drugs and drug misuse

Exploring drug misuse

Drug facts and effects

Drug related harm

Attitudes towards drugs

National policy

Legal facts

Drug treatment

Why do people take drugs?

What makes them stop or enables them to stop?

Attendance Certificates provided for each presentation.