Title – ‘Kids think strong stuff is the best’Source – The Times
Date – 16th March 2009
‘Skunk’ is a word that is starting to send a shiver through parents across the country; it is starting to be seen as the pariah of all drugs and some perspective should be gained. ‘Skunk’ is something to be concerned about, but maybe because it is a ‘gateway’ drug; meaning that the extra strength of ‘skunk’ makes the jump to class A drugs less of a leap than it’s predecessors.
‘Skunk’ is undoubtedly a stronger version of the ‘resin’ and ‘weed’ that were more common a decade ago and it is undoubtedly becoming the standard ‘marijuana’ strand available in the UK. This article provides an interesting synopsis of why and how that has come about.
It is the acceptance of ‘skunk’ as the ‘standard’ that should be of concern and the competition to produce and consume the strongest variety so young people can boast about it. The glamorisation of stronger drugs and the culture of acceptance of drugs such a cocaine rather than the social exclusion which drug users used to expect, has led in no insignificant part to increased numbers and openness of drug use in the UK.
Drug use and drug dealing can have dramatic effects on business; both in employees 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.Date – 16th March 2009
‘Skunk’ is a word that is starting to send a shiver through parents across the country; it is starting to be seen as the pariah of all drugs and some perspective should be gained. ‘Skunk’ is something to be concerned about, but maybe because it is a ‘gateway’ drug; meaning that the extra strength of ‘skunk’ makes the jump to class A drugs less of a leap than it’s predecessors.
‘Skunk’ is undoubtedly a stronger version of the ‘resin’ and ‘weed’ that were more common a decade ago and it is undoubtedly becoming the standard ‘marijuana’ strand available in the UK. This article provides an interesting synopsis of why and how that has come about.
It is the acceptance of ‘skunk’ as the ‘standard’ that should be of concern and the competition to produce and consume the strongest variety so young people can boast about it. The glamorisation of stronger drugs and the culture of acceptance of drugs such a cocaine rather than the social exclusion which drug users used to expect, has led in no insignificant part to increased numbers and openness of drug use in the UK.
Drug use and drug dealing can have dramatic effects on business; both in employees 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.
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