Monthly Archives: October 2010
NCIDU 2010 – Day Two – Adulteration of illicit drugs and Analysis of crack cocaine
| October 25, 2010 | Posted by Stacey under Blog, Drugs and Alcohol, Harm Reduction, NCIDU 2010 |
NCIDU 2010 – Day Two What do we know about the adulteration of illicit drugs? Claire Cole, Honorary Lecturer for Public Health Claire began by distinguishing between Adulterants, Contaminants and Dilutants. Adulterants – pharmacologically active ingredients Contaminants – by-products of manufacturing Dilutants – inert substances added to provide bulk There are perception and myths around…
NCIDU 2010 – Day Two – Twitter Ye Not and Martin Barnes on The New Administration
| October 25, 2010 | Posted by Stacey under Blog, Drugs and Alcohol, Harm Reduction, NCIDU 2010 |
NCIDU 2010 Day Two – October 8th 2010 Chair: Roweena Russell, Developer and Manager, Hiwecanhelp Twitter ye not – Nigel Brunsdon – Injecting Advice and Allison Downing – Simply Syndicated. Presented by my Twitter friends Nigel and Allison I didn’t really need to go to this as it was more around convincing other drug workers…
Seven Famous Alcohol Related Deaths – Alcohol Awareness Week 2010
| October 21, 2010 | Posted by Stacey under Alcohol, Blog, Drugs and Alcohol |
Not the jolliest of topics but I reckon quite apt and interesting to think about during Alcohol Awareness Week. Quite a few of these deaths were due to choking on vomit. High amounts of Alcohol can suppress the gag reflex (as can other Depressant drugs at high doses) which makes it deadly if someone falls…
Seven Vids for Alcohol Awareness Week 2010
| October 19, 2010 | Posted by Stacey under Alcohol, Blog, Drugs and Alcohol |
These are some of videos that I think are good enough to mention. I’ll start with the obvious ones, part of the ‘Know Your Limits’ campaign which surprised me at their time of release for actually being quite good. Although playing on vanity may seem a bit harsh, whatever works works and I think it…
NCIDU 2010 – The Ballad of the Two Charlies and The Waiting Room
| October 13, 2010 | Posted by Stacey under Drugs and Alcohol, Harm Reduction, NCIDU 2010 |
NCIDU Day One Tales from the robber’s dog – The ballad of the two Charlies. Film, presentation and discussion session Michael Linnell, Director of Communications, Lifeline, Manchester I’m always on the look out for useful videos to show in training sessions. I have long been a fan of Lifeline Publications for their no nonsense approach…
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