RADAR. (2022) A guide to common drug names in Scotland. Edinburgh: Public Health Scotland.
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The purpose of this document is to provide a resource for emergency service call handlers to appropriately identify, categorise and coordinate the response to emergency call outs involving drugs. It includes key street names of common drugs as well as brief descriptions of drug types and categories.
Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco), Cannabis, CNS depressants / Sedatives, CNS stimulants, Cocaine, Inhalents and solvents, Opioid, New psychoactive substance, Prescription/Over the counter
Intervention Type
Screening / Assessment
Date
November 2022
Pages
52 p.
Publisher
Public Health Scotland
Corporate Creators
RADAR
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
EndNote
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Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Effects or consequences
B Substances > Substances in general
B Substances > Cannabis product (Cannabinoids)
B Substances > Hallucinogens / Psychedelics
B Substances > Inhalants and solvents
B Substances > Sedatives, hypnotics or tranquillisers (CNS depressants)
B Substances > CNS stimulants
B Substances > Cocaine
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > New synthetic opioids (Fentanyl, Fentanils)
B Substances > Steroids / performance image enhancing
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Risk and needs assessment > Risk assessment
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Health related issues > Health information and education
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland
B Substances > Substances in general
B Substances > Cannabis product (Cannabinoids)
B Substances > Hallucinogens / Psychedelics
B Substances > Inhalants and solvents
B Substances > Sedatives, hypnotics or tranquillisers (CNS depressants)
B Substances > CNS stimulants
B Substances > Cocaine
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > New synthetic opioids (Fentanyl, Fentanils)
B Substances > Steroids / performance image enhancing
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Risk and needs assessment > Risk assessment
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Health related issues > Health information and education
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland
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