Substance awareness

 Blow, puff, draw, weed, hash, pot, bush  class c  depressant  £15 – 1/8 th £22 - skunk  Plant, where is it grown?  3 main types, herbal, resin, skunk  smoked in spliffs, pipes, bongs, and buckets  active ingredient THC, tetrahydrocannibinol  stoned, relaxed, giggly, ‘munchies’, paranoid, forgetful, lazy, hallucinations (skunk)  risks addiction to nicotine, burns, viruses, lung problems, mental health problems

 moggies, diazepam, mazzies, valium, vallied up  class c  depressant  50p a tablet  sleeping tablets  illegal if not prescribed  drunk like feeling, confident, energy to start, drowsy, slurring speech, staggering, fall asleep  risks of overdose with alcohol, dependancy,

 smack, skag, brown, horse, gear  class a  depressant  £10 a 0.2g bag heroin  opium poppy  smoked or injected  painkiller, warm, safe, rush, feeling of well being and calm  risks of overdose, blood borne viruses, dependancy, increased tolerance, dangers of injecting

 aerosols, glue  depressant / hallucinogen  glue – placed in bag vapours inhaled  aerosols – butane gas, inhaled directly from the can  confidence, feel relaxed, calm, drowsy, hallucinations,  risks death, long term damage to brain, liver, kidneys, loss of consciousness

 trips, microdots, acid, dots  class a  £20 – 25 a tab  hallucinogen  liquid dropped onto squares of blotting paper  placed on tongue and dissolved  effects depend on mood, can speed up slow down time, colour and objects may seem distorted, can last as long 24hrs  risks, can’t stop it once it starts, flashbacks, mental health problems

 mushies  class a  hallucinogen  £5 for a handful or free  grow wild, can be eaten, brewed in tea, cooked in food  milder and shorted lived hallucinations, relaxed and ‘spaced out’  risks can cause stomach problems, sickness and diarrhoea, may take poisonous mushrooms

 amph, billy, uppers, whizz, speed, sulphate, phet  class b  £10 bag  stimulant  powder, bombed (swallowed in rizla) or injected  speed up heart rate and breathing, suppresses appetite, give energy, confident, stops need to sleep  risks depression, ‘comedown’, sleep deprivation, strain on heart, mental health problems, anxiety, sleep problems

 c, charlie, coke, snow  class a  £10 a bag – 3 lines  stimulant  plant  snorted  sense of well being, alert, confident, cocky, lasts minutes  risks, need to re-dose, cost, damage to nose, heart problems, tired, depressed, risk taking

 rock, stone  class a  £10 – 15 a rock  stimulant  smoked  made from powder cocaine  intense shorter high, feeling of energy, reduced appetite, can be used to bring user up from the down of other drugs  lung and heart problems, dependancy, nerve endings firing, skin picking, weight loss, general health poor, links to violence

 e, doves, mitsubishis, playstations  class a  stimulant  50p - £1 per tablet  active ingredient - methylenedioxymethamphetamine  tablet swallowed  feel alert, colours,sounds and emotions intensified, make you dance all night  risks not as pure, comedown may feel depressed and tired, liver kidney problems, death from dehydrations or too much water salt depletion

 bubbles, drone, m-cat, miaow miaow  class b  stimulant / hallucinogen  powder, snorted or injected  energy, confident, euphoric high, buzz, empathy with others, hallucinations  risks, damage to nose, heart problems, depression and mental health, paranoia, blue hands and feet, circulation problems

Emotional Health Practitioner Substance Misuse Workers, (Youth Work, & Social Work qualified,) Team Leaders Family Support Worker Consultant in Substance Misuse Support Workers Tier 2 Co-ordinator Service Manager Support Therapist

  attend an induction session – bi-monthly (ring for dates)  phone:  fax: 