Substance (Drug) Awareness (Wed 12th Feb 2025)

A 4 hour introduction to commonly misused drugs in the UK. Delivered online this course will increase your confidence when discussing drugs.
About this Event

This 3 hour, CPDUK certified course will be delivered by our trainers over a video conferencing system MS Teams.

This trainer led interactive course is designed to give professionals an increased knowledge and understanding around current street drugs used in the UK. Derbyshire Addicition Advice Service (formerly Derbyshire Alcohol Advice Service) have been delivering training about Drugs and Alcohol for many years and have developed this course as an accessible introduction about drug awareness that can be accessed anywhere.

At the end of the session the learner will be able to:

• Identify differing types of illegal substances

• Classifying illegal substances into categories of drugs e.g. stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens

• Differentiate between the myths and facts around illegal substances• Know how to refer clients onto specialist substance misuse services

There will be opportunity to take part in learning activities and ask questions through out the course.

This course can be taken on its own but also forms a trio of course with Alcohol awareness and a Service talk about Derbyshire Recovery Partnership

These courses are funded by Derbyshire County Council and are free for anyone working/volunteering in the fields of health, social or community work within Derbyshire County. For other professionals there is a £30.00 charge per person.

For further information about the course, or to book one of our tailored courses, please see the information on our training page or call the office on 01246 206514 and ask to speak to a member of the training team.