Transcript Katy MacLeod

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Recreational Insanity
With Katy MacLeodTraining and Outreach Coordinator
Crew 2000
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Who are Crew?
Scottish charity established
in 1992
Peer education and user
involvement
Crew Ethos: “Neither
condemns or condones
drug use.”
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Who we work with
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Drugs our clients present with
Shop
Counselling
(harm reduction advice
sessions)
Festival Crisis
Intervention
Outreach survey
(drug used most often)
Cannabis 34%
Cannabis 57%
Alcohol 75%
Cannabis 42%
General NPS 23%
Cocaine 31%
Ecstasy/MDMA 33%
Alcohol 24%
Alcohol 15%
Alcohol 13%
Unknown 10%
MDMA/Ecstasy 14%
MDMA 8%
GHB/GBL 11%
Cannabis 8%
Cocaine 9%
Cocaine 6%
General NPS 10%
Cocaine 6%
Mephedrone 4%
Steroids 3%
Mephedrone 10%
LSD/Mushrooms 6%
Ketamine 2%
Ketamine 2%
Speed 10%
Legal Highs 5%
Valium 1%
Mephedrone 2%
MDMA 6%
Benzos 3%
Speed 1%
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The return of MDMA!
Source: Images courtesy of SCDEA
Ecstasy
PMA and PMMA has been
found in some ecstasy
tablets
AMT/5-IT recently found in
Scottish seizures
Source: Images courtesy of SCDEA
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What are the key issues?
Dose
Duration of session
Active substance often unknown
Naive users
Users with underlying health issues
Poly drug use
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History of research chemicals
Various substances identified in Alexander
Shulgin’s books have been a starting point for
most research chemicals
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Cycle of recreational drugs legal to illegal
‘New drug’
Chemicals psychoactive
properties discovered
“Research chemical”
small scale
use and supply
“Illegal drug”
drug is banned, underground
use & supply begins
Increase in popularity,
use & supply, search for
“Legal high”
increase in popularity,
use and supply
new chemical
“Dangerous drug”
sensational media
coverage
Attention of authorities,
announcement of
banning intention
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New psychoactive substances
Banning can have unintended effects!
GHB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GBL
Magic Mushrooms >>>>>>>Fly Agaric
Mephedrone >>>>>>>>>> NRG 1 (Naphyrone)
Naphyrone >>>>>>>>>>>>... MDAI etc..
Spice (synthetic cannabinoid >>>>Annihilation
Ketamine>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Methoxetamine
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Been here before?
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“Meow
meow” and
the media
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What does the future hold ?
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Thanks for listening!
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Contact details
Katy MacLeod 0131 220 3404
[email protected]
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