| Titre : | Review of European-Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN) training package for non-specialist workers to assess acute recreational drug and new psychoactive substance toxicity in night-time economy environments (2016) |
| Auteurs : | D. M. WOOD ; A. M. DINES ; F. HEYERDAHL ; C. YATES ; I. GIRAUDON ; R. PAASMA ; K. E. HOVDA ; P. I. DARGAN |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.23, n°1, February 2016) |
| Article en page(s) : | 73-77 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus Géographique EUROPEThésaurus TOXIBASE URGENCE ; FORMATION ; DROGUES DE SYNTHESE ; RECOMMANDATION ; USAGE RECREATIF ; PRISE EN CHARGE ; TOXICITE |
| Résumé : |
Aims: The initial management of acute recreational drug and new psychoactive substance (NPS) toxicity is often by non-specialists working in the night-time economy. The aim was as part of the European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN) project to pilot training of these workers in multiple European countries.
Methods: Following evaluation of training needs, guidelines and training package were developed. Night-time economy workers in London, UK; Pärnu/Tallinn, Estonia; and Oslo, Norway participated in a 1- to 2-h interactive case-based training session. Participants completed a questionnaire pre-/post-training to assess confidence in managing acute recreational drug/NPS toxicity and evaluate the training package/guidelines. Findings: 98 (London: 42; Oslo: 39; Pärnu/Tallinn: 17) completed both pre-/post-training questionnaires. Participants felt significantly more confident in managing someone unwell following classical recreational drug use compared to NPS (5.6 ± 2.9 vs. 4.3 ± 2.7, p Conclusions: The guidelines and training were well received by night-time economy workers in three European countries and improved confidence in managing acute recreational drug/NPS toxicity. Appropriate national and European bodies need to look at wider dissemination of this work. |
| Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Affiliation : | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners, London, UK |
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