New Emerging Drugs Update

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Contents...SPECIAL FEATURENew and Emerging Drugs update ............................................................................. p 2-5Drug in the spotlight – Ketamine ............................................................................... p 6-7What’s been happening?MOY Summer Project ................................................................................................................ p 8Core Programme 10th Anniversary........................................................................... p 9What’s new?.......................................................................................................................................... p 10– Behaviour Guidance document–Risky Pics new KS3 safety lesson– Safe Haven Foundation Phase safety lesson

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This spring’s issue is packed full of interesting features, includinga special feature on New and Emerging Drugs (NEDs).

New Emerging Drugs(NEDs) are substanceswhich produce the sameeffects as other drugs butare not controlled underthe Misuse of Drugs Act.

I went into a videogame. The whole worldturned cartoony. I wasstumbling; I had to grabhold of walls. My eyeswere going fuzzy; myhead was spinning allover the place.Comment made by a Welsh teenage boyabout an experience whilst using a NewEmerging Drug. ”

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The term NEDs covers a variety of herbaland plant products, synthetic chemicalcompounds and even gases such asNitrous Oxide (laughing gas). They aretaken to get high and may produce thesame or similar effects to illegal drugsbut may not be controlled under theMisuse of Drugs Act, 1971. If not bannedsubstances, they are however,considered illegal under currentmedicines legislation (The Medical Act,

Legal highs, is a term coined bythe media and used to describeNew Emerging Drugs, which arealso known as New PsychoactiveSubstances (NPS).

People should beunder no illusion, thesesubstances marketed asso-called ‘legal highs’ cancause serious damage toyour health and in somecases, even death.Professor Les Iversen, Chairman of theAdvisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

This lethal psychedelic drugshould be controlled as a Class Asubstance, according to theAdvisory Council on the Misuse ofDrugs (ACMD).

AMT acts in a similar way to LSD. It isfound along with other deadlysubstances in a group of chemicalsknown as Tryptamines, which alsoincludes 5-MeO-DALT, known as“Rockstar” or “GreenBeans.”

The ACMD proposesexpanding the currentdescription of theTryptamine family ofcompounds under theAct to ensure thatnewly created drugsare also banned.

About Tryptamines

Designed to mimic the effects ofLSD which is a class A drug.

They make users feel upbeat, fullof energy and friendly to thosearound them.

Effects may last from 3-14 hours,depending on dosage.

They cause hallucinations whichcan be a frightening experience.Users may feel anxious andpanicky.

AMT is very active in small doseswhich mean it’s easy to take toomuch and overdose.

Since Wednesday 7th of January,2015, Tryptamines became ClassA dugs, controlled by the DrugsAct, 1971.

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Alpha-methyltriptamine (AMT)

1968) to sell, supply or advertise for‘human consumption’.

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In Wales,there has been ashift in our topten mostcommonlyidentified mindaltering psychoactive substancesover the last 4 months. The moreclassic substances of misuse suchas Cannabis and Diazepam havebeen displaced following anincreased prevalence of SyntheticCannabanoid Receptor Agonists(SCRA), currently non-controlledstimulants, such as Ethylphenidateand Methiopropamine as well asthe psychedelic Tryptamine 5-MeO-Dalt.Wedinos – PHILTRE Bulletin: Issue 3 on changingtrends in Wales”

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Steroids and Image EnhancingDrugs Toolkit,with all printable anddownloadable resources is available atwww.publichealthwales.org/SIEDs.

New from WEDINOS!

Update by WEDINOS...WEDINOS, is a harm reductionproject in Wales funded by PublicHealth Wales. It offers drugtesting and advice, publishingquarterly trends in substanceuse.

WEDINOS has reported amongstother things the trend of polydruguse. This occurs when two ormore drugs are used at the sametime, often with the intention ofenhancing or countering thenegative effects of another drug.

WEDINOS has reported that 77%of all branded psychoactiveproducts analysed in the last fewmonths were found to contain atleast two substances. Anexample of this is the whitepowder known as “Dizzle Dust”,which was found to contain sixdifferent substances.

Dizzle Dust contains potentstimulants along with Caffeineand Lidocaine as bulking agents.

It is unknown how thesesubstances will react in the bodyin the short, medium and longterm.

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The Risks of

Poly SubstanceAbuseMixing depressants such as Alcohol and Tranquillisers, whichslow down the body, can cause unconsciousness and death bysuppressing the functioning of the heart and lungs.

ABCIn Class Act, pupils at KS4, increase theirknowledge of the consequences and lawsgoverning substance misuse. This lesson alsoincludes important information about New andEmerging Drugs (NEDs) or New PsychoactiveSubstances (NPS).

Ask your School Officer about our drugs assembliesand lessons...

Class Act

NEW EMERGING DRUGS(NEDs) ASSEMBLY

Mixing Alcohol and the stimulant Cocaine, sometimes referred to as ‘drinkingwith Charlie’, results in the creation of a third drug within the body calledCocaethylene. Cocaethylene affects the brain for longer and is more toxicthan either drug alone. It takes twice as long to be processed by the bodythan Alcohol and raises the risks associated with both drugs. Little is knownon how Alcohol reacts in the body with the presence of the many unknownstimulants currently available. Choosing to use multiple substances isextremely dangerous. This includes prescription drugs.

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Drugs in the spotlightKetamine is an anaesthetic drugwhich has been used for operationson humans and animals.

It is a very powerful and complex drug,an anaesthetic with analgesic, stimulantand psychedelic properties. Ketamine isa dissociative anaesthetic. Users feeldetached and remote from theirimmediate environment. They say thatunder its influence, they assume adifferent point of view, outside of bodyand self.

It is usually a grainy white powder whichcan be snorted but may also beobtained in tablet form or can be injectedas a liquid. Ketamine is a prescriptiononly drug. It has emerged as amainstream club drug since the early1990s.

Ketamine

Kicks in after 15-30minutes (immediate if injected) and last for up to 3hours

Kills pain and alters perception Makes users feel detached from

themselves and others aroundthem

Creates ‘out of body’ andhallucinatory experiences followedby numbness and strange musclemovements

Can cause nausea and vomiting Gives feelings of increased energy

and euphoria Makes users may feel physically

unable to move Is like LSD. The effects of

Ketamine are influenced by theuser’s mood and environment.

Special K, Calvin Klein, Vitamin K, Black Hole, Cat Valium, Green,K-Hole, Kit Kat, PsychedelicHeroin, Super Acid, Purple.

When I realised thathaving my bladder removedwas the only option, it wasdevastating!“”

Effects

21 year old Ketamineuser, using for just 4 years

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The Risks! Blurred vision and difficulty in moving and speaking

creating significant vulnerability in the user Risk of injury as users don’t feel any pain Large doses can lead to breathingdifficulties an even heart failure

Causes panic attacks and depression and in largerdoses it can exaggerate pre-existing mental health problems

Tablets are sometimes passed off as Ecstasy – real risks not clear touser

Bladder problems can develop which irreversibly damage thelining of the bladder resulting in bladder removal even amongstyoung people

Death – very often as a result of loss of coordination or control e.g.jumping from heights, road traffic accidents and drowning

This drug is even more dangerous when mixed with other drugs oralcohol.

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Motivating Our YouthSummer Project 2014

What’s been happening?

Throughout the 2014 summer holidays, year 8 pupilswere selected from schools across Wales, toparticipate in a week long, challenging inclusive,educational programme. The project was led byexperienced School Community Police Officers inpartnership with the Youth Offending Teams (YOT)Youth Service and Fire Service.

MOY was great becauseI got on well with the Police!

It was really fun andI have tried hard!

My team working skillshave improved!

Quotes from pupils aboutthe MOY Project

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Core Programme

I was surprised with the qualityof the information I found on so manytopics. The website is a one stopshop, providing extensive amounts ofup to date and trustworthy information

that will be of helpabout topics thatrelate to mychildren such asdrugs, bullying andsafety.Parent comment duringthe launch”

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10th Anniversary

PC Mudie pictured with the Brooks twins,recent X Factor competitors, whoperformed a song at the launch.

A pupil and parent viewing thewww.schoolbeat.org website.

ACC Bottomley, cutting the 10th Anniversarycelebratory cake with Linda Roberts, theNational Coordinator for the AWSLCP.

A very big thank-you to BlaenavonHeritage V.C. Primary School inTorfaen, who did such a wonderfuljob of hosting the 10th anniversaryevent on the 23rd October 2014.

Assistant Chief Constable for Gwent (ACC)Lorraine Bottomley, who is the lead for theAWSLCP Programme, spokeenthusiastically about the successes of theProgramme at a special anniversary event.Pupils from Blaenavon V.C. HeritagePrimary School participated in the eventand along with their parents had anopportunity to explore the new Parents’section of schoolbeat.

The All Wales School Liaison CoreProgramme (AWSLCP) celebrated 10years as a national crime preventionprogramme in 2014. To celebrate thismilestone, a new Parents’ Sectionwas officially launched on thewebsite www.Schoolbeat.orgin October 2014.

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What’s new

Check out the new Guidelines forSchools and School CommunityPolice Officers (SCPOs) Workingtogether – School BehaviourIncident Management documentavailable at:

www.schoolbeat.orgThis document has been written to provideclear guidance of when School CommunityPolice Officers’ (SCPO) services can beutilised by schools to deal with incidents inschool which fall under the umbrella of theSchool Crime Beat Protocol.

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In our brand new sexting lesson, pupilsare introduced to the characters Erinand Owen in a film called Risky Pics.Erin is coerced by her boyfriend Owen tosend a naked photo of herself. Havingtaken the picture she is faced with thedilemma of whether or not to send it toOwen. The film then follows the outcomesof two different decisions, one in whichErin deletes the image and the otherwhere she sends it.

Available from February 2015! Tobook lessons speak to your schoolCommunity Police Officer.

This lesson sensitively introduces theconcept of domestic abuse. Throughthe use of role-play, story time andother interactive activities, it helpschildren explore and understanddifficult emotions. The lesson alsohighlights the importance of talking toa trusted adult if they feel unsafe oruncomfortable.

Available from February 2015.

SAFE HAVENFoundation Phase

KS3 new lesson