Training & Events

The School is a free, virtual, modular learning programme that takes places over five weeks starting 30^th January 2015.

The sessions run on a Friday morning from 9.30-11am (GMT) via a WebEx platform and are supported by study guides, Twitter chats and other learning activities (individually or in groups). If students cannot attend all the sessions, they can catch up in their own time as all our modules are recorded and share

For more information click on the following link “The School for Health and Care Radicals”

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Addaction Scotland are committed to delivering a service in Argyll and Bute that works for the people who need it. On the 5^th of January we began delivering our service, which is available to anyone who requires support or advice around their own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use. Service users can refer themselves directly as can other health or social care professionals who think their clients may benefit from our help.

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 Alcohol Use in Scotland

• The proportion of 13 and 15 year olds who reported drinking in the last week was the lowest since the survey series began monitoring drinking behaviour in 1990 (4% of 13 year olds and 19% of 15 year olds).
• The proportion of pupils who reported drinking alcohol in the last week decreased between 2010 and 2013 (from 14% to 4% for 13 year olds and from 34% to 19% for 15 year olds).
• In 2013, the proportion of pupils who reported never having had a proper alcoholic drink was higher for both age groups than at any time since 1996 (68% of 13 year olds and 30% of 15 year olds).

Drug Use in Scotland

• 18% of 15 year olds and 4% of 13 year olds reported ever taking drugs.
• The proportion of pupils who reported that they had used drugs in the month before the survey was the lowest since the survey series began in 1998 (9% of 15 year olds and 2% of 13 year olds).
• The proportion of pupils who reported that they had never used drugs was higher in 2013 than at any time since the survey series began in 1998 (82% of 15 year olds and 96% of 13 year olds).

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See Argyll and Bute Data

Scotland has become the first country in Europe to prescribe a new drug which reduces cravings for alcohol.

Nalmefene has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which approves drugs for use on the NHS.

To read the full story click on the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24431152

The drugs meter app provides you with instant feedback on your drug use.  It compares your drug use against the Drugs Meter community to give unbiased, anonymous feedback.

http://www.drugsmeter.com/

For the full article, from the Glasgow Herald, click on the link below

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/survey-to-reveal-scottish-drink-and-drug-use.25877913