The news from Scotland that means we may soon see an Overdose prevention Centre/ DCR in the UK is encouraging. Four years ago I was fortunate to spend some time at the largest DCR in Europe, HR17 in Copenhagen. You can read more here:
https://t.co/tUd2VtEMZo
The new Drugtrain website is now live, check it out! I am taking bookings but please be aware that the training diary is full into early 2024..
https://t.co/m4BxgRricv
This week saw the second of our #cannabis workshops, for Staff from @WSCCNews stop smoking services. They gained an overview of all things cannabis related with a focus on #harmreduction & non smoking methods of Use to enable them to support those wanting to quit tobacco.
Back @HortonHousing with a wonderful group of housing & hostel workers. Loads crammed into todayβs session including safer injecting, benzodiazepines, heroin & other opioids, reducing overdose risk , alcohol use, stimulants & much more!
Great day of face to face training with the wonderful young persons team from @ChangingLives__@NYorksPolice. We talked alcohol, benzodiazepines, psychedelics, cannabis , nitrous & more at their amazing building right next to the city walls.
Our Autumn program of multi agency open courses is now live.
Delivered via Zoom these full day courses support participants to work more effectively with people who use drugs.
All our online courses are Β£55 per person,
For further information [email protected]
Back on Zoom!
Rounding off a busy week of training delivery with the final two day course for Young Peoples Criminal Justice workers from @northyorkscc . A great group all worked hard to develop their skills & update their knowledge around substance use.
Boom ! Weβre off Zoom & back in the ( socially distanced ) room.
First face to face training delivery since March 2020.
Great to be offline with staff from @HortonHousing
A great day yesterday working with staff from a range of services exploring the complex, challenging & increasingly important issues related to substance use by older people. @Mersey_Care@Open_Road@ChangingLives__@dudleymbc
βReally informative, very knowledgeable facilitator. Thank youβ
Great day working on #zoom with the wonderful team from @CGLHull on all things stimulant drugs.
A bit quiet at first but everyone soon came to life once the morning caffeine had kicked in !
Cannabis sweets seized by @BarnsNorthNPT. An unregulated product,containing unknown quantities of THC and easily accessed by children. Our drug laws achieve the opposite of what they claim to do. A legal , controlled and regulated cannabis market needed. @DanJarvisMP @SYPCC
A great day working with the wonderful team from @MatthewProject on our depressant drugs workshop. It's a full day via Zoom, everyone worked really hard and we had some great discussions considering the use of depressant drugs and how to support people using them.
Join us on our older people & drug use course. Delivered live online. Supporting practitioners to develop their skills when working with older people who use drugs.
Delighted to have worked with such a variety of amazing organisations over the last year, especially as many of these training sessions were delivered online.
Get in touch to see how we can support your team with bespoke training around all aspects of drug use and misuse.
Pleased to be able to offer #freetraining to people working in #barnsley whose work brings them into contact with people who use drugs.
Please share within your networks, limited places available.
We are now taking enquiries for our newly developed Cannabis workshop, designed specifically to support staff in stop smoking services.
Please get in touch for further information