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| Steroid users rarely see themselves as ‘drug users’ and can find drug projects intimidating. The course aims to develop confidence in working with this group, covering a range of drugs from steroids, stimulants and pain killers, to insulin and growth hormone. Methods of use, effects, side effects, health risks and harm reduction strategies are covered alongside safer injecting, ‘stacking’, and cycles of use. |
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Duration: This is a one day course
Tutor(s): Justin Hoggans.
Dates:
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| 05/04/2011 |
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| Notes:Tutors for this course are Justin Hoggans and Tom Blackman |
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Course Outline |
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Aims:
- to raise participants' awareness of steroids and other body building drugs (BBDs)
- to build confidence in responding to the needs of users of steroids and other BBDs
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Participants get opportunities to:
- find out how and why people use steroids and other BBDs
- identify the effects, benefits, risks and side effects of using steroids and other BBDs
- explore options for harm reduction
- discuss how services can respond to users' needs
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Agenda |
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Session Content |
Methods |
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9.30 |
Introductions
Steroids & other Body Building Drugs (BBDs)
Expectations for the day
Myth v fact |
Input
Group exercise |
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10.15 |
Biology lesson
How your body grows – how your body builds mass
Androgenic – anabolic
How steroids work
Steroid & BBD users
Who uses, why do people take them, what do users need, what do users want? |
Input
Group exercise |
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11.15 |
Break |
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11.30 |
Steroid & other BBDs
What steroids look like/how they are taken
Effects and benefits, risks and side effects of steroids |
Group exercise |
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12.45 |
Lunch |
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1.45 |
Safer Injecting
Types of Injecting – Intra Muscular – sub-cutaneous
Where (on the body) to inject
Needle/syringe used
Safer injecting/Harm reduction |
Input
Group exercise |
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3.00 |
Break |
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3.15 |
Other Issues
Cycles/courses
Stacking
Complementary/auxiliary advice
Counterfeits & fakes |
Input
Group exercise |
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4.15 |
Course Review and Evaluation |
Group exercise |
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4.30 |
Close |
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| DANOS Units - AA1, AB2, AH3 |
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