Substance awareness

Cannabis

Blow, puff, draw, weed, hash, pot, bush class c depressant £15 – 1/8th £22 - skunk Plant, where is it grown? 3 main types, herbal, resin, skunk smoked in spliffs, pipes, bongs, and buckets active ingredient THC, tetrahydrocannibinol stoned, relaxed, giggly, ‘munchies’,

paranoid, forgetful, lazy, hallucinations (skunk)

risks addiction to nicotine, burns, viruses, lung problems, mental health problems

Benzodiazepines

moggies, diazepam, mazzies, valium, vallied up

class c depressant 50p a tablet sleeping tablets illegal if not prescribed drunk like feeling, confident, energy to

start, drowsy, slurring speech, staggering, fall asleep

risks of overdose with alcohol, dependancy,

Heroin

smack, skag, brown, horse, gear class a depressant £10 a 0.2g bag heroin opium poppy smoked or injected painkiller, warm , safe, rush, feeling of well

being and calm risks of overdose, blood borne viruses,

dependancy, increased tolerance, dangers of injecting

Solvents

aerosols, glue depressant / hallucinogen glue – placed in bag vapours inhaled aerosols – butane gas, inhaled directly from

the can confidence, feel relaxed, calm, drowsy,

hallucinations, risks death, long term damage to brain,

liver, kidneys, loss of consciousness

Lysergic Acid (LSD)

trips, microdots, acid, dots class a £20 – 25 a tab hallucinogen liquid dropped onto squares of blotting paper placed on tongue and dissolved effects depend on mood, can speed up slow

down time, colour and objects may seem distorted, can last as long 24hrs

risks, can’t stop it once it starts, flashbacks, mental health problems

Magic Mushrooms

mushies class a hallucinogen £5 for a handful or free grow wild, can be eaten, brewed in tea, cooked

in food milder and shorted lived hallucinations,

relaxed and ‘spaced out’ risks can cause stomach problems, sickness

and diarrhoea, may take poisonous mushrooms

Amphetamine

amph, billy, uppers, whizz, speed, sulphate, phet class b £10 bag stimulant powder, bombed (swallowed in rizla) or injected speed up heart rate and breathing, suppresses

appetite, give energy, confident, stops need to sleep

risks depression, ‘comedown’, sleep deprivation, strain on heart, mental health problems, anxiety, sleep problems

Cocaine

c, charlie, coke, snow class a £10 a bag – 3 lines stimulant plant snorted sense of well being, alert, confident , cocky,

lasts 20 -30 minutes risks, need to re-dose, cost, damage to nose,

heart problems, tired, depressed, risk taking

Crack cocaine

rock, stone class a £10 – 15 a rock stimulant smoked made from powder cocaine intense shorter high, feeling of energy, reduced

appetite, can be used to bring user up from the down of other drugs

lung and heart problems, dependancy, nerve endings firing, skin picking, weight loss, general health poor, links to violence

Ecstasy

e, doves, mitsubishis, playstations class a stimulant 50p - £1 per tablet active ingredient -

methylenedioxymethamphetamine tablet swallowed feel alert, colours,sounds and emotions intensified,

make you dance all night risks not as pure, comedown may feel depressed

and tired, liver kidney problems, death from dehydrations or too much water salt depletion

Mephedrone

bubbles, drone, m-cat, miaow miaow class b stimulant / hallucinogen powder, snorted or injected energy, confident, euphoric high, buzz,

empathy with others, hallucinations risks, damage to nose, heart problems,

depression and mental health, paranoia, blue hands and feet, circulation problems

Emotional Health Practitioner

Substance Misuse Workers, (Youth Work,

& Social Work qualified,)

Team Leaders

Family Support Worker

Consultant inSubstance

Misuse

Support Workers

Tier 2

Co-ordinator

Service Manager

Support Therapist

Find out more / contact www.360online.org.uk

attend an induction session – bi-monthly (ring for dates)

phone: 337330

fax: 337331

email: ceri.blackmore@bolton.gov.uk