Our local Shaw, Crompton and Royton Health & Well-being sub group have been looking into cannabis use and what is being done. See info below and also the attached leaflet via the links.
Click on link for more info: Psychoactive Substances Act.1.3
Don’t forget, for friendly, confidential advice and information, you can call: FRANK on 0800 77 66 00 24 hours a day. Calls are free from landlines and some mobiles. There’s also a textphone for the hard of hearing on 0800 917 8765. Or go to www.talktofrank.com
| Action |
| Oldham Theatre Workshop: Oldham Theatre Work Shop has won a bid that was commissioned by the youth council. OASIS will be working closely to give specialist advice and input in the writing & developing of the piece. The long term plan is to take the production around secondary schools, colleges and the YJS team to raise awareness of the dangers of legal highs. They are hoping to have it ready for June but will be rolling out to schools in September. |
| Offer of Drug and Alcohol training for Young people: Sessions will be tailored depending on the groups needs/issues, which would be identified by training request form. Training request form has been forwarded onto appropriate agencies/colleagues and contacts who work directly with Young People in the Crompton/ Shaw area. Brook/OASIS have:
· Contacted all 3 schools, and have arranged to deliver an assembly to the whole of Year 10 at Oldham Academy North this Thursday. There in the process of arranging further assemblies for other year groups. · Booked in at Crompton House on 3rd May to deliver an assembly to the 6th form and will arrange additional sessions on sexual health and will try to arrange sessions on drugs/alcohol as requested. · Contacted Royton and Crompton to arrange sessions and they are awaiting a response. |
| Crucial Crew: Summary received that Crucial Crew will be delivered to Primary School children from all over Oldham. Involves workshops on a variety of topics on the theme of staying safe. OASIS staff deliver the risks of alcohol/drugs/smoking. The last one completed was last summer based at Mahdlo and saw over 2000 young people.
Although OASIS don’t proactively target primary schools to deliver sessions, the vast majority of work is focused on secondary school age but they are willing to deliver sessions in primary schools when requested, they have delivered in a handful this academic year. Information of training shared with partners: OASIS (Oldham Alcohol Substance Intervention Service) can deliver sessions on substance misuse, drugs, alcohol, smoking or legal highs to young people under the age of 19 in a variety of settings including: • As part of a PSHE programme • Tutorials • Targeted groups • Assemblies • Accredited 4 or 6 week programmes • Youth groups • Training providers • Colleges/6th forms They can also deliver training for professionals. |
| Cannabis Information: The FRANK website is a good resource for any professional/ young person to access if they have questions or concerns about any type of drug. The information leaflets above are specific to Cannabis. |
| Legal High Professional Information Network (PIN): A Professionals Information Network (PIN) has been developed and over 60 people have signed up to it across the Partnership The PIN allows members to share information, experience and knowledge on New Psychoactive Substances (Legal Highs) and other drugs. Any professional/ councillor is welcome to join the PIN and view information. Anyone interested just needs to send me their e-mail address, so they can be invited to link into the site. The site is moderated by our Consultant on legal highs: Michael Linnell. https://groups.google.com/d/forum/oldham-local-drug-information-system |
| The Psychoactive Substances Act: The Psychoactive Substances Act will come into force on the 6th April 2016. The Act will make it an offence to produce, supply or offer to supply any psychoactive substance if the substance is likely to be used for its psychoactive effects and regardless of its potential for harm. The only exemption from the Act are those substances already controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act, nicotine, alcohol, caffeine and medicinal products. The attached brief summarises the Act (please be aware that its rumoured that it could be delayed to at least May and possibly as late as October). |
| Legal Highs Training for Local Groups & Voluntary Organisations: OASIS & One Recovery will delivering small pieces of training (briefing sessions) to frontline staff from youth & voluntary groups in local communities on Legal Highs. This will be a very short session to ‘upskill’ these groups in recognising legal high use and their effects on young people/ adults who are more likely experimenting or using them recreationally. It’s hoped that we will be able to advertise the sessions on the VAO website. |