{"id":872,"date":"2024-05-20T12:27:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/falls\/?page_id=872"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:51:10","slug":"alcohol-and-substance-use","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/falls\/alcohol-and-substance-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol and Substance Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NHS Inform reports that drinking too much alcohol, especially with some medications, can make you unsteady on your feet and slow your reactions. As we get older, our bodies find it more difficult to process alcohol and we can become more sensitive to its effects, causing an increased risk of falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learnpro module \u201cLothian: Alcohol Brief Interventions\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This module can be accessed using the search facility on Learnpro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nhs.learnprouk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/nhs.learnprouk.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of this module is to help practitioners to identify individuals whose drinking might be impacting on health or other aspects of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TURAS module: Drugs and alcohol: alcohol brief intervention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This eLearning course is for anyone who might benefit from being able to discuss alcohol with service users, to help them make an informed choice about their alcohol use. Priority areas are Primary Care, Ante-natal, and A&amp;E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/turasdashboard.nes.nhs.scot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/turasdashboard.nes.nhs.scot<\/a> search for &#8216;Drugs and alcohol&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional resources\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NHS Inform guidelines for drinking:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/healthy-living\/alcohol\/low-risk-drinking-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Low-risk drinking guidelines | NHS inform<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/falls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/05\/Rethink-your-drink-scratchcard.pdf\">Re-think your drink scratchcard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scottish Drug Forum&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SDF offer free eLearning and face to face training programmes on various topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdftraining.org.uk\/e-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.sdftraining.org.uk\/e-learning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They cover topics such as\u202fAlcohol Awareness<strong>,\u202f<\/strong>Drug Awareness<strong>,\u202f<\/strong>Drugs and Bugs- Bacterial Infection Outbreaks<strong>, <\/strong>and<strong>\u202f<\/strong>Understanding Stigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/leap\/leaflets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/leap\/leaflets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alcohol Related Brain Damage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/arbd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/arbd<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaap.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SHAAP [Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems]<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TURAS resources on substance use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.nes.nhs.scot\/19051\/working-with-substance-use-trauma-and-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Working with substance use, trauma and mental health | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHS Inform reports that drinking too much alcohol, especially with some medications, can make you unsteady on your feet and slow your reactions. 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