1 Drugs and the work place awareness Signs and Symptoms Ron Flowers

2 Legislation  Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (General duty to ensure the safety of your employees)  Management of Health and Safety at Work Regs ( If you knowingly allow an employee under the influence of drugs to continue working you can be prosecuted)  Transport and Works Act 1992 (Makes it a criminal offence for certain workers to be unfit through drink or drugs while working on railways, tramways or other guided transport systems)  Misuse of drugs Act 1971 ( Deals with all controlled drugs both legal and illegal )  Medicines Act 1968 ( Deals with prescribed drugs )

Drink Drive Limit in the UK  35 Micrograms of Alcohol in 100 millilitres of Breath  80 Milligrams of Alcohol per 100 mililitres of Blood  107 Milligrams of Alcohol per 100 mililitres of Urine  1 in 5 or 20% of all positive tests are on the morning after 3

Section 6 Road Traffic Act 1988  Drinking or being in charge when under the influence through drink or drugs.  A person who when driving or attempting to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place, is unfit to drive through drink or drugs is guilty of an offence 4

The Legal Position  You have a general duty under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of your employees.  If you knowingly allow an employee under the influence of excess alcohol to continue working and this places the employee or others at risk, you could be prosecuted.  Similarly, your employees are also required to take reasonable care of themselves and others who could be affected by what they do.  In the transport industry, there is additional legislation in place to control the misuse of alcohol and drugs.  The Transport and Works Act 1992 makes it a criminal offence for certain workers to be unfit through drink and/or drugs while working on railways, tramways and other guided transport systems.  The operators of the transport system would also be guilty of an offence unless they had shown all due diligence in trying to prevent such an offence being committed. 5

Classification of Illegal Drugs 6 Class A Cannabis oil Heroin Cocaine Crack Cocaine Ecstasy LSD Morphine Amphetamines (Prepared for injecting) Methadone Opium Magic mushrooms Methamphetamine ____________ Poss: 7 years Poss/Intent to Supply: Life Supply: Life Class B Amphetamines Tranquillisers Codeine Barbiturates Cannabis Spice from 2010 Mephedrone Naphyrone NRG1 & 2 _____________ Poss: 5 Years Poss/Intent to Supply: 14 years Supply: 14 years Class C Steroids Temazepam Diazapam Valium Librium Ketamine from 2006 BZP from 2009 GBL from 2009 _____________ Poss: 2 Years Poss/Intent to Supply: 14years Supply: 14 years

7 Types of drugs Categories of drugs Stimulants (Uppers) Depressants (Downers) Hallucinogens (Sideways)

8 Drugs that stimulate the nervous system Drug names: Cocaine Crack Cocaine Amphetamine Sulphate NicotineCaffeine Anabolic Steroids Khat (Qat) Crystal Meth MCATT,MEOW(Mephedrone)GBLSolvents MDPV (Methelyne dioxy pyrovalerone) Signs and Symptoms  Increased alertness  Raises blood pressure & heart rate  Sweating  Rapid breathing  Insomnia  Confidence  Aggression  Talkative  Loss of appetite

Cancer in the Nose 9

Nose Damage 10

Bleeding into the skin issue 11

Methamphetamine/Crystal Meth/Ice 12

MCAT (Mephedrone) 13

BZP 14

BZP Powder 15

GBH/GBL 16

17 Those that depress the nervous system Drug names: HeroinOpiumMorphineMethadoneAlcoholBarbituratesTemazepinesCannabisSolventsSpice Signs and Symptoms  Decreased alertness  Low blood pressure, heart rate & breathing  Intoxication  Slurred speech  Un-coordinated movements  Pinpoint pupils

18 Drugs that depress the nervous system Alcohol Solvents,glue and gas Heroin type drugs

Spice 19

Injecting tool kit 20

A bit bunged up 21

22 Those that alter perceptions (mind affecting drugs) Drug names: LSDEcstasy Magic Mushrooms CannabisKetamineAlcohol Signs and Symptoms  Distorted perceptions  Distorted hearing, smell & taste  Paranoia  Anxiety  Mood swings

23 Drugs that alter perception LSDCannabis Magic Mushrooms Flyagaric / Liberty cap

24 Signs & symptoms of drug use  Uncharacteristic mood swings  Spending more time away from home  Lateness for, college, work, etc  Excessive borrowing of money  Stealing, lying & secretive behaviour  Poor appetites/ weight loss  The wearing of sunglasses at inappropriate times  Loss of concentration & losing interest  Deterioration in dress or in hygiene standards  Excessive sleeping, longer resting  Unusual aggression  Drunken appearance  Evidence of drug use, Paraphernalia

25 PARAPHERNALIA  Discoloured knives and spoons  Empty aerosol cans, plastic bags, butane gas containers, lighters, etc  Discarded foil, discoloured possibly  Straws  Metal tins  Small plastic bottles  Shredded cigarettes  Matches, lighters, candles (especially if non- smokers)  Small squares of paper folded to form envelopes (Approx 2 inches)  Syringes, needles, unidentified tablets or powders

26 PARAPHERNALIA  Jiff bottles (citric acid) used in injecting  Water phials (pure water)  Tourniquets (to pump up veins)  Needle clippers (old discarded needles)  Syringe covers  Bongs  Pipes  Burnt spoons  Sterile wipes  Patchulli oil (to hide smells) used in aromatherapy  Jos sticks