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Benzodiazepines and other GABAnergics

Duration: 1 day

Who is the course for: Workers with previous drugs training or experience, who need to develop more detailed awareness of benzodiazepines

About the course: This course originally focussed on benzodiazepines but now looks at a wider range of drugs that impact on the brain's GABA system including benzodiazepines, GHB/GBL, Z-drugs, and GABApentinoids. The benzo section includes emerging drugs such as Alprazolam (Xanax). The course includes key facts, harm reduction and treatment issues.

This course is for workers with previous drugs training or experience, who need to develop more detailed awareness of benzodiazepines and related drugs.This course presents factual information about benzodiazepines and related compounds, and explores strategies to educate and prevent harm.

Objectives: By the end of the course workers will be able to:

list key GABAnergics used in the uk
summarise key effects of benzodiazepines and related compounds
explain key reasons for use in different populations
list key risks of use
describe harm reduction interventions applicable to use
explain how tolerance and dependency on benzos and other GABAnergics develops
describe interventions to assist benzo-dependent clients withdrawal

Course includes

A short history of benzos and the ermegence of newer compounds
The Benzo family
Pharmacology of benzos
Current UK prescribing and trends
GABApentinoids and other emergent compounds
Reasons for use and risks
Harm reduction interventions
Benzo dependency and withdrawal
Issues with other GABAnergics
Where to get help

Format: Taught sections, small group work, work in pairs, whole group discussion.

Handouts: Full handouts will be provided, and sources of further information

DANOS Modules: AA1, AB1, AB2, AC1, AD1, AF1, AG1, AG2, AG3, AH3, AH4, AH7, AL1, AL2

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