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Monitoring Legal High Use in Greater Glasgow: Findings from the June 2010 Survey

The Greater Glasgow and Clyde Legal Highs Monitoring Group conducted a survey in June 2010 to assess the prevalence and impact of legal high use in the region. 124 responses were collected from various stakeholders including addiction services, police, education, and housing services. The survey aimed to identify types of services and gather insights on the use of legal highs, their associated problems, and the demographics of users. Key findings include issues related to hospitalizations, polydrug use, and various substances being consumed alongside legal highs.

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Monitoring Legal High Use in Greater Glasgow: Findings from the June 2010 Survey

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  1. Austin SmithPolicy & Practice Officer

  2. Greater Glasgow & Clyde Legal Highs Monitoring Group Representatives from – Police Health Addiction Services Scottish Drugs Forum…

  3. GGCLHMG Survey June 2010 Link to web-based survey tool Surveymonkey sent to identified stakeholders across Health Board area

  4. Responses • 124 responses • %ge return ?

  5. Types of service … • 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

  6. Are you aware of the use of current or former legal highs within your geographical area?

  7. Age range of people using these substances

  8. Also using illegal substances?

  9. Which substances being used?

  10. Other substances? NRG1 x 5 meow meow x 2 magic mushrooms BK - MBDB Butylone GHB

  11. Sources of legal highs

  12. Is use problematic?

  13. 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

  14. Use with alcohol

  15. Use with other drugs

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. Issues in establishing a monitoring group • Motivations & aims • Identifying stakeholders • Resources • Co-ordination

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