Transcript Slide 1 - Scottish Drugs Forum

Austin Smith
Policy & Practice Officer
Greater Glasgow & Clyde Legal Highs
Monitoring Group
Representatives from –
Police
Health
Addiction Services
Scottish Drugs Forum…
GGCLHMG Survey
June 2010
Link to web-based survey tool
Surveymonkey sent to
identified stakeholders across
Health Board area
Responses
• 124 responses
• %ge return ?
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Community-based / Addiction services / community addiction team x 35
Acute services / Accident and Emergency x 15
Police x 10
Housing and homelessness services x 11
Education & awareness service x 5
community rehabilitation x 5
Service users group x 3
Befriending Service alcohol
Residential drug / alcohol service x 2
out of hours service x 2
Criminal Justice Social Work
Employment / Employability service
Health Improvement
Local Councillor
Criminal Justice Social Work
Young People Services x 3
Children and Families Social Work Service x 2
Needle Exchange
Are you aware of the use of current or
former legal highs within your geographical
area?
Age range of people using these
substances
Also using illegal substances?
Which substances being used?
Other substances?
NRG1 x 5
meow meow x 2
magic mushrooms
BK - MBDB Butylone
GHB
Sources of legal highs
Is use problematic?
Problems resulting from use…
• hospitalisation / attendance at A&E x 12
• polydrug use (including legal and illegal
substances) x 7
• violence and injury (including self harm) x 5
• hallucination x 3
• mental health issues x 3
• developing a craving for MCAT
• use leads to risky behaviour
Use with alcohol
Use with other drugs
Substances legal highs used with…
Cannabis x 7
Cocaine x 6
Heroin x 4
Ecstasy x 4
Diazepam x 3
Alcohol x 3
Amphetamine x 2
Stimulants x 2
Depressants
Hallucinogens
other questions…
• Postcode
• Contact legal highs service users for focus
group
• Interested in keeping in touch on this issue
• Like to know more
• Contact details
Issues in establishing a
monitoring group
• Motivations & aims
• Identifying stakeholders
• Resources
• Co-ordination