austin smith policy & practice officer
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Austin SmithPolicy & Practice Officer
Greater Glasgow & Clyde Legal Highs Monitoring Group
Representatives from –
Police
Health
Addiction Services
Scottish Drugs Forum…
GGCLHMG Survey
June 2010 Link to web-based survey tool Surveymonkey sent to identified stakeholders across Health Board area
Responses
• 124 responses
• %ge return ?
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
Are you aware of the use of current or former legal highs within your
geographical area?
Age range of people using these substances
Also using illegal substances?
Which substances being used?
Other substances?
NRG1 x 5meow meow x 2magic mushroomsBK - MBDB ButyloneGHB
Sources of legal highs
Is use problematic?
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
Use with alcohol
Use with other drugs
Substances legal highs used with…
Cannabis x 7Cocaine x 6Heroin x 4Ecstasy x 4
Diazepam x 3Alcohol x 3
Amphetamine x 2Stimulants x 2Depressants
Hallucinogens
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
Issues in establishing a monitoring group
• Motivations & aims
• Identifying stakeholders
• Resources
• Co-ordination
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