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Recreational Insanity
With Katy MacLeod- Training and Outreach Coordinator
Crew 2000
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Who are Crew?
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Scottish charity established in 1992
Peer education and user involvement
Crew Ethos: “Neither condemns or condones drug use.”
Who we work with
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Drugs our clients present with
Shop(harm reduction advice sessions)
Counselling 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
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 chemicalsVarious 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
“Legal high”increase in popularity,
use and supply
“Illegal drug”drug is banned, underground
use & supply begins
Increase in popularity, use & supply, search for
new chemical
Attention of authorities, announcement of banning intention
“Dangerous drug”sensational media
coverage
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New psychoactive substances
Banning can have unintended effects!
GHB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GBLMagic Mushrooms >>>>>>>Fly AgaricMephedrone >>>>>>>>>> NRG 1 (Naphyrone)Naphyrone >>>>>>>>>>>>... MDAI etc..Spice (synthetic cannabinoid >>>>AnnihilationKetamine>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Methoxetamine
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Been here before?
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“Meow meow” and the media
What does the future hold ?Page 14
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Thanks for listening!
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Contact detailsPage 16
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Katy MacLeod 0131 220 [email protected]
