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Substance awareness

Substance awareness. Cannabis. 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

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Substance awareness

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  1. Substance awareness

  2. Cannabis

  3. Blow, puff, draw, weed, hash, pot, bush • class c • depressant • £15 – 1/8th £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

  4. Benzodiazepines

  5. 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,

  6. Heroin

  7. 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

  8. Solvents

  9. 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

  10. Lysergic Acid (LSD)

  11. 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

  12. Magic Mushrooms

  13. 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

  14. Amphetamine

  15. 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

  16. Cocaine

  17. c, charlie, coke, snow • class a • £10 a bag – 3 lines • stimulant • plant • snorted • sense of well being, alert, confident , cocky, lasts 20 -30 minutes • risks, need to re-dose, cost, damage to nose, heart problems, tired, depressed, risk taking

  18. Crack cocaine

  19. 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

  20. Ecstasy

  21. 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

  22. Mephedrone

  23. 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

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

  25. Find out more / contact • www.360online.org.uk • attend an induction session – bi-monthly (ring for dates) • phone: 337330 • fax: 337331 • email: ceri.blackmore@bolton.gov.uk

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