Prevention & Service Support Team - NHS Ayrshire & Arran

25/09/2025

🟤✨ BITE SIZE SESSION ✨🟤

🚨 Spaces Available! 🚨
📅 Wednesday 8th October 2025
🕛 12:00pm – 12:30pm
💻 Via Microsoft Teams
💰 FREE to attend!

⚡️ In just 30 minutes, gain a quick but valuable insight into:
🔹 Nitazenes – effects, harms & prevalence
🔹 Xylazine – what it is, the risks & why it matters

💡 Our Bite Size Sessions are short, focused information sessions on key topics each month.
✔ No pressure to participate
✔ Learn something new in your lunch break 🍴
✔ Great for anyone wanting to stay up-to-date with emerging substances

📌 Book your FREE place here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

24/09/2025

🌟🟣 ALCOHOL BRIEF INTERVENTIONS TRAINING 🟣🌟

🚨 We still have spaces left! 🚨
📅 Wednesday 1st October 2025
🕙 10am – 1pm
💻 Via Microsoft Teams
💰 FREE to attend!

Want to feel confident having conversations around alcohol and recreational drug use? 🍷💬
This interactive course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs) and support people in making positive changes.

✅ Learn what an ABI is, why it matters & how to deliver one
✅ Understand alcohol units & guidelines 🥂📏
✅ Practice how to start the conversation & screen effectively
✅ Build confidence to support, motivate & signpost others
✅ Explore local services & support available 🤝

🎯 Perfect for anyone working with people where alcohol use may be a factor – or anyone just looking to learn more information!

📌 Book your FREE space here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

18/09/2025

🚑 Harm Reduction Training Course
📅 Thursday 25th September 2025
🕙 10am – 1pm
💻 Via Microsoft Teams
🎟️ FREE to attend

This interactive training provides an understanding of harm reduction and how to support service users around risky drug use. Key topics include:
✔ Naloxone
✔ Change Talk
✔ Needle Exchange Services

This course is especially valuable for anyone working with people who use drugs, particularly those who inject.

👉 Book your FREE space here: https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
• Highlight the support and interventions available within an Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP) site
• Recognise the core harm reduction messages including Change Talk
• Outline the risky practices used by injecting drug users
• Identify the wounds and infections associated with injecting drugs
• State how to prevent wounds and infections (hand hygiene, safe handling & disposal of sharps)

15/09/2025

🧠💊 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

🚨 Spaces still available! Join us for our upcoming Bromazolam Bitesize 30-minute session on Wednesday 17th September 2025 at 12pm via Microsoft Teams.

This fast-paced info session will give you an insight into the novel benzodiazepine Bromazolam, which is increasingly appearing across Scotland.

🔍 We’ll cover:
📜 A brief history of Bromazolam
👀 Its appearance & effects
⚖️ How the law views Bromazolam
🛡️ Key harm reduction advice
💡 Please note: Our Bitesize Training Sessions are information-only and focus on one topic each month. No participation needed — just listen and learn!

📌 Reserve your spot here:
https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

10/09/2025

🧠💊 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

🚨 Spaces still available! Join us for our upcoming Bromazolam Bitesize 30-minute session on Wednesday 17th September 2025 at 12pm via Microsoft Teams.

This fast-paced info session will give you an insight into the novel benzodiazepine
Bromazolam, which is increasingly appearing across Scotland.

🔍 We’ll cover:
📜 A brief history of Bromazolam
👀 Its appearance & effects
⚖️ How the law views Bromazolam
🛡️ Key harm reduction advice
💡 Please note: Our Bitesize Training Sessions are information-only and focus on one topic each month. No participation needed — just listen and learn!

📌 Reserve your spot here:
https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

08/09/2025

🎉Ayrshire College Freshers 2025 is here! 🎉

Freebies, fun & support all in one place! 🙌
📍 Kilmarnock – Wed 10 Sept
📍 Ayr – Thurs 11 Sept
📍 Kilwinning – Fri 12 Sept
🕙 10am – 1.30pm

✨ Free pens, bags, pronoun badges & more!

👋 Come and chat with the Prevention & Service Support Team - NHS Ayrshire & Arran about:

🍃 Cannabis | 💊 Ketamine | 🍺 Alcohol

Don’t miss it — come along, grab some goodies & find out what support is out there for you! 💜

04/09/2025

🚨 Alcohol Awareness Training – Spaces Available! 🚨

📅 Date: Thursday 11th September 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm
📍 Location: Education Centre, Crosshouse Hospital

Are you looking to increase your knowledge and confidence around alcohol and its effects? This free face-to-face training session is perfect for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of alcohol-related issues and their impact on individuals and society.

✨ What you'll learn:
✅ The impact of alcohol on society as a whole
✅ How alcohol travels through the body and factors affecting its metabolism
✅ What a unit of alcohol is & the lower-risk drinking guidelines
✅ Short & long-term effects of regularly exceeding these guidelines
✅ How to spot the signs and symptoms of alcohol problems

📩 Reserve your spot today:
🔗 https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

💡 All of our training courses are completely free for anyone who lives or works within Ayrshire & Arran.

03/09/2025

🌿 Cannabis Training Course – Spaces Available! 🌿

We still have spaces available on our Cannabis Training Course taking place on:

📅 Tuesday 9th September 2025
🕙 10am – 1pm
💻 Via Microsoft Teams

This training is designed to give participants a broader understanding of cannabis, including its prevalence, types, effects, and issues surrounding its use. We’ll also explore medicinal cannabis and the impact of THC and CBD on the body.
Perfect for anyone working in the addictions field or those with a general interest in cannabis-related topics.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
✅ Identify different types of cannabis and administration routes
✅ Understand the importance of THC and CBD
✅ Recognise the effects of cannabis use
✅ Clarify links between cannabis use and mental health
✅ Examine symptoms of cannabis dependence
✅ Discuss issues surrounding medicinal cannabis

📩 Interested in joining?

Click here to book your FREE place:
🔗 https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

ℹ All of our training courses are FREE for anyone who lives or works within Ayrshire & Arran.

03/09/2025

🚨 Spaces Still Available! 🚨

Join us for our Bromazolam Bitesize Training 🧠
📅 Wednesday 17th September 2025
🕛 12:00pm
💻 Online via Microsoft Teams

This 30-minute session will give you key insights into Bromazolam, its effects, risks, and harm reduction strategies — perfect for anyone working with or supporting people who use substances.

📌 Reserve your spot now:
https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

🧠💊 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

🚨 Spaces still available! Join us for our upcoming Bromazolam Bitesize 30-minute session on Wednesday 17th September 2025 at 12pm via Microsoft Teams.

This fast-paced info session will give you an insight into the novel benzodiazepine Bromazolam, which is increasingly appearing across Scotland.

🔍 We’ll cover:
📜 A brief history of Bromazolam
👀 Its appearance & effects
⚖️ How the law views Bromazolam
🛡️ Key harm reduction advice

💡 Please note: Our Bitesize Training Sessions are information-only and focus on one topic each month. No participation needed — just listen and learn!

📌 Reserve your spot here:
https://forms.office.com/e/9gAXvsF9FK

01/09/2025

📣 We’d love your feedback! 💭

The Prevention & Service Support Team are always looking for ways to improve our training sessions, and we’d like to hear from you!
Do you prefer attending our training courses:

👥 Face-to-face in person, interactive and hands-on
💻 Online / Virtual attend from anywhere, no travel needed

Your feedback will help us shape how we deliver our future training to best suit your needs.

👀 How to vote:

React to this post with:
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01/09/2025

🌟 SEPTEMBER IS RECOVERY MONTH! 🌟

Join RecoveryAyr throughout September as they celebrate recovery, connection, and community with a packed programme of events at @48 Newmarket Street, Ayr and beyond! 💜

🎉 Highlights include:
✨ Comedy Workshop – Mon 8th, 1pm-3pm
🌸 Flower Walk & 1st Birthday Celebration – Fri 12th, from 12:30pm
🎶 Remix Recovery Taster – Tues 16th, 11am-1pm
⚽ Recovery Cup Football – Thurs 18th, 10am-3pm
🎤 Cafe Hope’s Got Talent – Fri 26th, 4pm-6pm
🚍 National Recovery Walk – Sat 27th, free bus to Stirling!

…plus workshops, drop-ins, mindfulness, yoga, and so much more 🧩

📍 Where: 48 Newmarket Street, Ayr & Beyond!
📅 When: All month long!
📲 For more info, check out RecoveryAyr page & the images attached

Let’s come together, celebrate recovery, and show that recovery is possible 💜