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Title – Move to outlaw two ‘Party’ drugsSource – www.bbc.co.uk
Date 21st May 2009
The illegal drug scene is one which changes constantly; it is difficult enough for the police and authorities to keep up with let alone employers and employees who may never or only sporadically have come into contact with drug use.
The scope of substance abuse stretches further than ever; from the bizarre to the truly horrific. The problem is that generally the ‘new trends’ tend to be proceeded by myth and hype almost always accompanied by untruths surrounding dangers and addictiveness.
It amazes me to this day the number of people I meet who still believe urban myths such as ‘cocaine not being addictive’ or that ‘ecstasy is safe’; yet the grapevine is often listened to more than the science almost always more than the government.
This is normally simple denial on behalf of those who are addicted or who want to use illegal drugs. Of more concern yet is that these untruths are generated by those sales people and marketing executives whose income and lifestyle relies on ever growing consumption of their products; we usually call them drug dealers.
Here we have another good example of ‘good marketing’. The use of the word ‘herbal’ automatically implies that somehow these drugs are not toxic and potentially even good for you. The use of the word herbal suggests a pure, non-chemical, non-toxic natural source. It certainly does not reflect the potentially lethal drug it refers to.
The government seems to be taking measures now to reclassify these drugs and close those loopholes which exist. This is a process which will continue as long a people are willing to believe those drug dealers who are always looking to push the boundaries of the law, in pursuit of profit at any cost.
Drug use and drug dealing can have dramatic effects on business; both in employee productivity and on the reduced number of customers who will be attracted to businesses which suffer the negative effects of drug use and drug dealing.
In any business there can only be one approach to illegal drugs and that is the adoption of a ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ and enforcement of that policy through Drug Awareness training. We can provide you with this training and using training aids such as our
Drugs Box our training provides realistic and client focussed training which your employees can relate to.
At Beyond The Blue we run a number of courses for those working in the Licensed Retail Sector including The National Certificate for Licensees Drug Awareness (NCLDA). For other sectors our bespoke Drug Awareness (DA) courses, which examine illegal drugs, their effects and the drug litter synonymous with their use, are specifically designed to reflect the nature of our clients working environment. Our Conflict Management and Resolution (CMR) course complements these courses to help employees deal with Workplace Violence and drug related behaviour.
Please visit our website at www.btbl.co.uk. For a complete list of Blog entries visit our National Press Archive page.
For more information on any of our services, please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us.
Title – Move to outlaw two ‘Party’ drugsSource – www.bbc.co.uk
Date 21st May 2009
The illegal drug scene is one which changes constantly; it is difficult enough for the police and authorities to keep up with let alone employers and employees who may never or only sporadically have come into contact with drug use.
The scope of substance abuse stretches further than ever; from the bizarre to the truly horrific. The problem is that generally the ‘new trends’ tend to be proceeded by myth and hype almost always accompanied by untruths surrounding dangers and addictiveness.
It amazes me to this day the number of people I meet who still believe urban myths such as ‘cocaine not being addictive’ or that ‘ecstasy is safe’; yet the grapevine is often listened to more than the science almost always more than the government.
This is normally simple denial on behalf of those who are addicted or who want to use illegal drugs. Of more concern yet is that these untruths are generated by those sales people and marketing executives whose income and lifestyle relies on ever growing consumption of their products; we usually call them drug dealers.
Here we have another good example of ‘good marketing’. The use of the word ‘herbal’ automatically implies that somehow these drugs are not toxic and potentially even good for you. The use of the word herbal suggests a pure, non-chemical, non-toxic natural source. It certainly does not reflect the potentially lethal drug it refers to.
The government seems to be taking measures now to reclassify these drugs and close those loopholes which exist. This is a process which will continue as long a people are willing to believe those drug dealers who are always looking to push the boundaries of the law, in pursuit of profit at any cost.
Drug use and drug dealing can have dramatic effects on business; both in employee productivity and on the reduced number of customers who will be attracted to businesses which suffer the negative effects of drug use and drug dealing.
In any business there can only be one approach to illegal drugs and that is the adoption of a ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ and enforcement of that policy through Drug Awareness training. We can provide you with this training and using training aids such as our
At Beyond The Blue we run a number of courses for those working in the Licensed Retail Sector including The National Certificate for Licensees Drug Awareness (NCLDA). For other sectors our bespoke Drug Awareness (DA) courses, which examine illegal drugs, their effects and the drug litter synonymous with their use, are specifically designed to reflect the nature of our clients working environment. Our Conflict Management and Resolution (CMR) course complements these courses to help employees deal with Workplace Violence and drug related behaviour.
Please visit our website at www.btbl.co.uk. For a complete list of Blog entries visit our National Press Archive page.
For more information on any of our services, please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us.
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