Addressing alcohol and drug-related issues: Reducing harm and supporting positive change.

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Addressing alcohol and drug-related issues: Reducing harm and supporting positive change.

4.86(7)

Substance Misuse Awareness 04/05/2023

  • Duration 3h
  • Total Enrolled 15
  • Last Update April 13, 2023

Description

Information based sessions aimed at those with no or little knowledge about drugs and alcohol.

 

What Will I Learn?

  • After completing this course participants will be;
  • More aware of the prevalence of drug use in Northern Ireland
  • Able to define what a drug is and the categories of drugs
  •  Able to name drugs most commonly used, their effects and methods of use
  • Able to identify the legal classes of drugs and penalties
  • More aware of the different levels of harm for the user / their family, associated with different patterns of drug /alcohol use
  • Aware of the links between drug/alcohol use and other issues, e.g. mental health; homelessness; child protection; community safety; sexual health
  • Have considered their own attitudes and values to drug use and drug users
  • Aware of local drug and alcohol services and how to refer to them.

Topics for this course

2 Lessons3h

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good course

Excellent delivery

Great course and helpful resources.

Very good information and presentation

Useful to gain an understanding.

an excellent course with very informative content delivered in a relaxed manner

A useful course to gain insight into substance misuse

Free

Requirements

  • This is a virtual course delivered over zoom and the link is provided in the ‘description’ section.
  • You will be sent a reminder with joining instructions prior to the course.
  • Once you have attended the course you will need to return to this page and select 'complete course' to fill in a short course evaluation form, which will release your certificate of completion.
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