Substance Misuse Awareness 09/06/2022
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
1 Lessons3h
Evaluation Form
Evaluation Form
About the instructor
235 Courses
2936 students
The course facilitator has an evident passion for his work in the drugs and alcohol field. He was very engaging and happy to share his knowledge and experiences with us, making for very interesting and beneficial training.
The trainer was very open and genuine, and used his personal experience to educate and inform.