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Austin Smith Policy & Practice Officer
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Greater Glasgow & Clyde Legal Highs Monitoring Group Representatives from – Police Health Addiction Services Scottish Drugs Forum…
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GGCLHMG Survey June 2010 Link to web-based survey tool Surveymonkey sent to identified stakeholders across Health Board area
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Responses 124 responses %ge return ?
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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
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Are you aware of the use of current or former legal highs within your geographical area?
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Age range of people using these substances
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Also using illegal substances?
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Which substances being used?
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Other substances? NRG1 x 5 meow meow x 2 magic mushrooms BK - MBDB Butylone GHB
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Sources of legal highs
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Is use problematic?
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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
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Use with alcohol
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Use with other drugs
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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
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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
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Issues in establishing a monitoring group Motivations & aims Identifying stakeholders Resources Co-ordination
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