The NSPCC recently reported that more than 100 children a week are contacting the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents’ drinking or drug use. Shockingly, two-thirds of these children had mentioned their parents’ drinking. The head of Childline, Sue Minto, said “The fall-out from parental drug and alcohol abuse is a ticking timebomb in many children’s lives. It’s vital these children are helped before lasting damage occurs.”
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A new drug called ‘Ivory Wave’ is causing concern as reports come in of dozens of people being treated in hospital for psychosis after using it. Available from the internet and marketed as bath salts, it costs just £15 a packet and is said to be three times stronger than cocaine. However, newspapers are mistakenly reporting it as a ‘legal high’ when in fact the active ingredient found in some samples, MDPV (Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (3,4-methylenedioxy)) is a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, April 2010.
Our six Educators in Wales carried out 81 drug awareness sessions last year. A part-time Regional Representative is needed to support them and recruit and help train more Educators to meet the need. A one-day-per-week post would cost approximately £4,000 per annum (including expenses).
There are currently six Educators who last year carried out 14 drug awareness sessions. A part-time Regional Representative is needed to support these Educators, help them find opportunities to use their training and recruit new ones. A one-day-per-week post would cost approximately £4,000 per year (including expenses).
Six Educators carried out 2 drug awareness sessions last year. A Regional Representative is needed to support them, help them find opportunities to use their training, and to recruit more Educators. One of our Drug Educators is interested in filling this role on a one-day-per-week basis, but funding is needed to cover her salary (approx £4,000 per year, including expenses).
