Responsible Socials Todays aims Being a Social Secretary

Responsible Socials

Todays aims Being a Social Secretary Introduction to your roles and responsibilities Types of social events and the activities you can put on in the SU Committee resource hub and relevant forms Clarity on acceptable conduct at a social event The Bigger Picture Overview of current concerns around students’ socialising habits – drink, drugs, the lot

Key responsibilities Communicate with appropriate members of the committee to identify the types of social. Organise social events. Plan and organise fundraising events. Encourage new members to join the club. Motivate members to attend social events. Ensure all socials are in a safe space.

Key things to consider What sort of event will you run and where? How much will it cost and members pay? (Follow SU procedures if paying suppliers) How will you market and promote it to all members and make it inclusive Health and Safety Responsible Social forms Risk Assessments Food Safety First Aid Duty of Care Inclusivity Remember to communicate with all members involved within the social.

• Look at what went well and what didn’t for next social – a good tool for handover at the end of the year

Acceptable Behaviour • • Cause and effect The bigger picture Past issues and sanctions Respect yourselves and others #Take. AStand Friendship Pride Passion - ‘Loud but Proud’ CHANGE http: //mms. tveyes. com/Media. Center. Player. aspx? u=a. HR 0 c. Dov. L 21 l ZGlh. Y 2 Vud. GVy. Ln. R 2 ZXllcy 5 jb 20 v. ZG 93 bmxv. YWRn. YXRld 2 F 5 Lm. Fzc. Hg %2 FVXNlckl. EPTI 2 Mj. My. MSZNREl. EPTg 2 NTc 1 NDcm. TURTZWVk. PTY 2 N TYm. VHlw. ZT 1 NZWRp. YQ%3 D%3 D

Look after Your Mates You are in positions of responsibility Everyone has different tolerance levels Ensure people are nice to each other! Mental health is a huge issue in HE now Drug use is on the increase – as are serious illnesses from drug use • ASK FOR HELP • • •

Drug Use - some facts University students are more like to take drugs than young people not in HE 70% of students have used drugs – many for the first time 33% of users them from their mates 12% of users buy on-line, 20% have a student dealer 4% say they need them for a good time 2/3 of students say their drug use increased whilst at uni

• 90% of students get no drug harm advice • Cannabis (THC) has a more harmful affect the younger the brain • 109 deaths from drugs between 2013 -16 (double that of 2010 -13) – ONS • Use of psychedelic drugs are on the rise • Drugs are purer, cheaper, more accessible (dark web) and more potent than ever • PURER DOES NOT MEAN SAFER • Students are less informed than ever & have a ‘Pic N Mix’ culture • BUT 20% of 20 year olds are teetotal – inclusivity!!!

Students for Sensible Drugs Policy (SSDP UK) LSESU: ‘As one of LSESU’s most recent, and potentially controversial, society we aim to campaign for promoting effective drug policies and harm reduction. We are working towards obtaining free drug testing kits for students, having open debates on current issues concerning drug policies and film screenings within LSE. ’ Newcastle: • • • Host guest speakers Provide drug testing kits Host open discussions Pub Quiz Provide information on Safety and drug interactions.

Drug prices 2016 • • • 2010 Heroin - £ 10 for 0. 15 g Cannabis resin - £ 100 an ounce ‘Skunk’ cannabis - £ 200 ounce. Cocaine - £ 42 a gram Ketamine - £ 20 a gram Ecstasy - £ 2. 50 a pill MDMA powder – £ 35 a gram MM-CAT -£ 19 a gram • • • 2016 Heroin - £ 10 for 0. 2 g Cannabis resin – £ 100 an ounce ‘Skunk’ cannabis – £ 184 ounce. Cocaine - £ 48 a gram Ketamine - £ 18 a gram Ecstasy - £ 5 a pill MDMA powder - £ 32 a gram MM-CAT - £ 14 a gram 12

Main ones being used Alcohol Nitrous oxide (balloons) New Psychedelic Substances – NPS e. g. Spice, (were called ‘legal highs’) Opiates e. g. Fentanyl MDMA / Ecstasy Skunk

Xanex Cocaine Ketamine Crystal meth (purer, more popular form of speed) Hallucinogens e. g. 25 i (v strong- ned millionth of a gram to get a hit), LSD Smart drugs e. g. Modafinil

Nitrous Oxide (N 2 O) • ‘Laughing Gas’, ‘Nos’, ‘Hippy Crack’ • Used in dentistry as anaesthetic • Colourless, non flammable, slight sweet smell • Desired effects: Giddiness, floating sensation, laughter • Some experience mild ‘trippy’ effects. • The effects after the initial stimulation include: nausea, sleepiness, loss of appetite, headache 16

Nitrous oxide • 2 nd most popular drug after cannabis • 500, 000 said they had inhaled during 2015/6 • Up 100, 000 from year before (Home Office 16 – 59 year olds) • 15% of young people have used • Sold commercially in clubs, festivals and on the streets outside clubs. 17

MDMA (‘Mandy’, ‘Molly’, Mud’) 18

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New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) • Can be roughly divided into 5 types: • Synthetic Cannabinoids: Spice, Black Mamba, Pandoras Box, AM 2201, STS 135. • Stimulant – type drugs: Ethylphenidate, MDAI, Benzo Fury, Dimethocaine, MMCat • Hallucinogenics: 25 i – NBOMe, Bromo Dragonfly, AMT, 1 p-LSD, 5 -Meo-Dalt • Benzodiazepines: Etizolam, Phenazepam • Opiate type drugs: AH 792, fentanyl, Kratom, Krokodil 20

‘mystery white powders’ Global Drugs Survey 2016 (UK) • 19% had taken a ‘mystery white powder’ in last year. • 6% average in other western countries • 80% in UK said were ‘drunk’ when did it • Problems: don’t know how long it will last, how potent, how it will mix with alcohol and other drugs 21

Skunk • 80% of cannabis bought is of skunk variety • Higher THC • Lower CBD

Vaping and G Pens • No smell, no smoke • Advertised as ‘safe way to get high’

Vaping and G Pens

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• • Cognitive Enhancement Drugs (aka ‘Smart Drugs’) Modafinil (anti narcolepsy) Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine) 30

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The Cost of Alcohol • Alcohol 70% cheaper today than in 1980. • In supermarkets bottled water more expensive than alcohol. Tesco selling lager 5 p per 100 ml, brand name mineral water 8 p per 100 ml. • Bargain Booze sell 5 litres of strong cider for less than £ 5. Contains 370 ml of pure ethanol – much more than an adult man should drink spread over a week to avoid. . . • Addiction, internal damage, depression 33

Women Less body water but more body fat (alcohol not absorbed by fat so goes to organs) Less enzymes (ADH) to break down alcohol – more goes into the blood stream Usually smaller than men = twice the effect than on men

Critical signs of alcohol overdose • Person cannot be awakened • Vomiting (especially while sleeping or passed out) • Slow breathing (fewer than 8 breaths per minute or lapses between breaths of 8 seconds) • Strong odour of alcohol on breath and coming from the skin • Low body temperature, cold, clammy, very pale or bluish skin. 35

What to do if you are worried In an emergency – BARS: • Breathing • Ambulance • Recovery position • Stay • Come and talk to us afterwards

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Sources of further help and information Wedinos. org (what’s in different drugs) Mixmag CALM drugstraining. com http: //www. drugstraining. co. uk/drugs_inform ation. php • Us • •