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A Guide To Substance Misuse For Medical Professionals

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Drug Category

BZP (Benzylpiperazine)

Positive Neutral Negative

Nausea

Section 1

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Drug

Cate

gory

Miscellaneous Substances

Gammahydroxybutyrate (GHB)


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Drug Category


Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)

What are the eff ects?


sedation

Section 1

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Drug

Cate

gory


Over-the counter (OTC) medicines


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Drug Category


Sally D (Salvia Divinorum)

What are the eff ects?


consciousness contact

increase in sensual and

Section 1

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Drug

Cate

gory


Various Other Drugs


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Drug Category

Barbiturates

Drugs include:

DRUG NAME BRAND NAME COMMON STREET NAME

THERAPEUTIC DOSE RANGE

Amylobarbitone Amytal and Amytal Sodium 60-200mg

Butobarbitone Soneryl 100-200mg

Methyl phenobarbitone Prominal 100-600mg

Pentobarbitone Nembutal Nembies 100-200mg

Phenobarbitone Luminal 60-180mg

Quinalbarbitone Seconal Sodium Seggies 50-100mg

Quinalbarbitone and

AmylobarbitoneTuinal Chewies 100-200mg

Section 1

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Drug

Cate

goryBarbiturates

and injected.

Amytal Sodium Capsules


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Drug Category

Benzodiazepine

Drugs include:

DRUG NAME STREET NAME MAIN USE THERAPEUTIC DOSE RANGE

Diazepam Vallies Anxiety 5-20mg

Lorazepam Anxiety 1-4mg

Flurazepam Insomnia 15-30mg

Nitrazepam Moggies Insomnia 5-10mg

Temazepam Rugby Balls Insomnia 10-20mg

Flunitrazepam Roofi es Insomnia 0.5-1mg

Valium Tablets

Section 1

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Drug

Cate

goryBenzodiazepine


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Drug Category

Depressant

Alcohol

DRUG NAME STREET NAME

Alcohol Booze, Liquour,

Section 1

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Drug

Cate

goryDepressant

Alcohol


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Drug Category

Alcohol

Section 2

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Reco

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Section Two

RecognisingDrug Use


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Recognising Drug Use


Physical signs

Behavioural signs.

Possible signs of alcohol and drug misuse in the workplace.

Section 2

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Reco

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Recognising drug use

Risk factor analysis

How long do drugs stay in your system?

test.


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How long do drugs stay in your system?

Section 3

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Facts

Abou

t Dru

gs

Section Three

Facts about Drugs


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Facts About Drugs

What Are Drugs?

Legal Drug Use

drugs.

So, How Did Drugs Become Street Drugs?

Defi nition of a Drug

A Drug is any Substance that changes the way a body feels, acts and/or thinks.There are Seven Drug Categories which include:

Caff eine (e.g.: tea coff ee, red bull caff eine pills etc…)Volatile Substances (e.g.: gases , glues petrol etc...)AlcoholOver the counter medicationIllegal use of prescription medicationLegal Pills (not listed under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977-84)Any other substances listed under the Misuse of Drugs Act (1977-1984) including:

Cannabis, Amphetamines, Cocaine, Heroin, Magic Mushrooms and LSD

Section 3

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Facts

Abou

t Dru

gs

How Long Have Drugs Been Around?

Why Do People Take Drugs?


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Facts About Drugs

So, What’s The Problem?

The Epidemiological Triangle

Individual

Situation Drug

Section 3

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Facts

Abou

t Dru

gs

Stages Of Drug Use

drug use.


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Facts About Drugs

Individual Factors Environmental Factors Biological factors

Intelligence

Tradition

Reproduced with permission of Routledge

Factors Associated With Illicit Drug Use

Section 3

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Facts

Abou

t Dru

gs

Reasons For Illicit Drug Use:


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Facts About Drugs

Section 3

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Facts

Abou

t Dru

gs

Correlates Of Drug Use

Positive

Negative


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Facts About Drugs

Misuse Of Drugs:

Section 3

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Facts

Abou

t Dru

gs

How is social and community harm determined?


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Drug Dangers

Section Four

Drug Dangers

Section 4

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Drug

Dan

gers

Drug Dangers

Injection

Overdoing it

Doubling Up


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Drug Dangers

Individual Diff erences

Adulteration and mistaken identity

Pregnancy

The way drugs are taken

Section 4

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Drug

Dan

gers

Injection

Dependence

Detoxifi cation


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Drug Dangers

Drug Eff ects

Section 5

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Drug

s & La

w

Section Five

Drugs and the Law


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Drugs & Law

Drug Laws

Introduction

conditions.

Drug Lawsg

Introduction

conditions.

Section 5

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Drug

s & La

w


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Drugs & Law

Section 5

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Drug

s & La

w


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Drugs & Law

Section 5

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Drug

s & La

w


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Drugs & Law

Section 6

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The

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Section Six

The Jargon


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The Jargon

The Jargon

Hallucinogen

Hit

Section 6

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The

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Narcotics


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The Jargon

Section 6

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A

B

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Dictionary of Terms


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D

E

F

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Section 6

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H

Heroin

IIce

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NNandrolone

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Q

RRitalin

Section 6

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The

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S

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Toluene

U

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W

Weed

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Addiction Services Managers Group

Tony Barden,Regional Drug Co-ordinator

Health Service ExecutiveDrug Co-ordination Unit

1st Floor, Beech HouseCove Roundabout

Dunmore RoadWaterford

Tel: 051 846720Mob: 087 9969585

Fax: 051 846729Email: [email protected]

David Lane,Coordinator of Services for Drug & Alcohol

HSE Southern AreaCommunity Services Office

St. Finbarr’s Hospital,Cork

Tel: 021 4923135Fax: 021 4923137

Email: [email protected]

Rory KeaneActing Regional Drug Co-ordinator

HSE Mid-Western AreaRegional Drug Co-ordination Unit

Unit 4, Richmond CourtMount Kenneth

Dock RoadLimerick

Tel: 061 483 571Mob: 087 246 4393


Gerry ReidArea Operations Manager

HSE Addiction ServiceLHO Dublin North Central

Floor 2Phibsboro Tower

Dublin 7

Tel: 01 882 0300Mob 087 9175839

Email: [email protected]: Caitriona Ni Chadhain


Mr. Peter McEvoyMidland Health Board,

Health Centre,Longford Road

Mullingar

Mobile: 086-3802629 Email: [email protected]

Fiona WalshRegional Drug Co-ordinator

HSE Western AreaWest City Centre

Seamus Quirke RoadGalway

Tel: 091-561299Mobile: 087-6375815

Fax: 091-561499Email: [email protected]

John FitzmauriceTel: 091 535370


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Addiction Services Managers Group (Cont.)

Vivienne FayHealth Service Executive

1st Floor, Centenary House35 York Road

Dun LaoghaireCo. Dublin

Tel: 01-2807852Email: [email protected]

Paula LoughryHealth Promotion Department

HSE North EastSt. Brigid’s Hospital

ArdeeCo. Louth

Tel: 041-6850660Mobile: 087-2888829


Jim DoyleArea Operations Manager

HSE Dublin Mid LeinsterAids & Drugs Services

Bridge HouseCherry Orchard Hospital

Dublin 10Tel: 01-6206420

Mobile: 087-2751688Fax: 01-6206401


Patricia GarlandHSE North WestCharter House

Old Market StreetSligo

Tel: 071-9149100/071-9154041Mob: 087-7976161


© July 2008 ISBN: 1-874218-72-2

Published by the Health Service Executive. Reference Number: 11-07-0028.Communications Dept., HSE South

Tel. (056) 778 4100 Web: www.HSE.ie

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