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Net Surging and Cannabis

Net Surging and Cannabis. Lisbon, 1st October 2007 Sara Moreira Marta Aleixo Portuguese Helpline – Linha Vida SOS Droga. Once upon a time…. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007. Portuguese Drug Helpline – Linha Vida SOS Droga (LV) 19th years of service

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Net Surging and Cannabis

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  1. Net Surging and Cannabis Lisbon, 1st October 2007 Sara Moreira Marta Aleixo Portuguese Helpline – Linha Vida SOS Droga

  2. Once upon a time…

  3. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 Portuguese Drug Helpline – Linha Vida SOS Droga (LV) 19th years of service • Cost-free • Anonymous • Confidential Information, counselling and referral on Drugs and Drug Addictions (and others) for: • Families • Drug Addicts • Students • General Population

  4. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 Beyondthetelephone... Embracing new technologies...

  5. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 • E-mail counselling • Website www.tu-alinhas.pt • Chat Room Tu Alinhas

  6. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 E-mail counselling2005

  7. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 E-mail counselling2006

  8. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 Website www.tu-alinhas.pt Target group – children and teenagers from 11 to 20 years

  9. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 • To create an adequate instrument to answer teenagers questions • What are the drugs effects? • Where do drugs come from? • Why do people use drugs? • … • To provide information to support free and informed choice; • To promote healthy behaviours and prevent risk situations; • ... In the long run… to free the telephone from prank calls, giving teenagers another place where they can learn and play at the same time, being also educated to respect the helpline.

  10. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 Family Picture

  11. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 • Up-Side Menu • Drugs and Different Uses • Drugs • Drugs and the Brain • Use and Abuse • Why using • Risk reduction • Treatment and rehabilitation • History and Legislation • Analyses • Your health • Health and diseases • School papers • Dictionary • Games Happenings Where to find help Kids Access

  12. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 Chat Room Tu Alinhas

  13. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 Interactive Dynamic Friendly

  14. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS

  15. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS Description Appropriate to reach our target-group - 11/21 years old Interactive communication with users Debate room about drugs related themes Time limited – 2 hours/fortnight Limited to 35 users Human resources – 2 moderators (+ 3rd as backup) Technical resources – 2 / 3 computers 1 experimental session – ”Cannabis“ 19th Sept - 5 participants

  16. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS Description Main objective: information (not counselling) Real time & dynamic Chat room rules no bad words or insults to others no personal information or personal contacts no advertising no private rooms respect Tu-Alinhas principles - anonymity, opening, respect, justice, belonging if rules are disrespected: user is asked to live the Chat room

  17. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS Chat Room rules & principles

  18. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS Script Cannabis origins / Different types of cannabis Cannabis history Ways of using Cannabis & health consequences Reasons to start using cannabis (& other drugs) Cannabis effects – immediate / in the long run Cannabis dependence & treatment How to help a friend?

  19. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS Script What is an overdose Cannabis - ”soft drugs“ vs. ”hard drugs“ Cannabis & law legalization vs. despenalization using cannabis vs. planting cannabis who applies the penalties? Teenagers - using legal vs. illegal drugs Cigarettes vs. cannabis – which is more harmful? Tests - detecting cannabis

  20. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS In reality… Script – manual to support the session Brief and straight forward answers required References to internet links New questions Since when the cannabis plant exists? Where was it discovered? What are the regions where you can find more cannabis plantations? What is ’pollen‘?

  21. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS New questions In which countries is cannabis legal? How do you make a joint? Can you smoke cannabis without tobacco? Does cannabis taste badly? What is cannabis ”legal“ quantity? Can cannabis cause schizophrenia ? How can cannabis affect students? What is the appearance of people who use cannabis?

  22. Community Intervention Department, Information and Counselling Team, 2007 CHAT Room TU-ALINHAS Some final comments Participants few, but… curious & enthusiastic Our difficulties technical problems (wasn’t possible to implement the 2nd session) answer all questions in a quick, concise and complete way

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