Basic Drug Awareness in Orkney

Basic Drug Awareness in an Orkney context:
Training will take around 2 hours to complete and will cover drugs commonly used in (Scotland and Orkney), why people use drugs and how we can best support people who use drugs.

Learning aims:By the end of the course, participants should have a general understanding of substance use in Scotland and Orkney.

Learning outcomes include:

• Drugs commonly used (Scotland and Orkney) - paying close attention to the Drugs Wheel, Drug related deaths and Drug related hospital stays.
  
• Why people use drugs and how dependency forms (looking into the Bio-Psycho-Social model).Drugs and the law.
• How we can best support people who use drugs (Harm reduction) (Being trauma informed) and (Cycle of change). What is Naloxone?

If you have any questions about this training please contact Cameron McConnachie - ADP Development Officer: cameron.mcconnachie@nhs.scot