Our online training attracts attendees from a wide range of sectors and we encourage active participation in our sessions through group discussions and by inviting individuals to offer comments on issues relevant to their role. If you have any concerns about participating within this interactive format please highlight this in the additional needs section of the booking form.    

This course will provide you with an awareness of the main drug related harms and understand the principles of harm reduction. 

By the end of the course you will be able to: 

• Define the principles of harm reduction and understand the background. 
• Recall a range of harms caused by substance use and describe harms from specific substances. 
• Identify sources of support to reduce drug related harm and be able to signpost people who use your service. 

This session will be held online using MS Teams. A link will be emailed prior to the course.

Please join from 13:15 for a prompt 13:30 start.

The course description and learning outcomes:

An introduction to bacterial infection in people who use drugs.

The training will give an overview of bacterial infection and various outbreaks seen in Scotland. It gives participants the opportunity to explore harm reduction information relevant to bacterial infection. The training will provide an overview of the main signs and symptoms which practitioners should be aware of and will encourage participants to think about and develop a response relevant to their services.

Please note this course is only for people who have their own personal experience of drug use. 

Others will be respectfully asked to leave and book on an alternative course. 

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Overview

This short session will cover:

• Overdose risk factors
• Identifying and responding to an overdose situation
• Administering Naloxone to save a life
• Myths and misconceptions
• Open discussion and Q&A

We are offering some free training in overdose response exclusively for people who use or have used drugs.

People who use/used drugs are exceptionally well placed to save lives and often appear to be overlooked when training is offered.

We hope that offering sessions for people who use/used only people may be more inclined to attend.

This will be an opportunity for learning how to recognise and help someone experiencing an overdose as well as a platform for discussion and debate around issues faced by people who use/used drugs being more central to the harm reduction initiatives in Scotland.

If you book a place but are unable to attend please cancel to enable someone else to join as spaces are limited. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Summarise drug-related deaths in Scotland
• Identify an overdose
• Explain how to prevent an overdose
• Describe naloxone and its use

Target Audience

People who use or have used drugs.