Forth Valley Alcohol and Drug Partnership Training

Posted on April 27, 2018

Forth Valley Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) are holding various upcoming substance misuse training sessions:

Understanding Stigma on Monday 21^st May
Staying Alive: Preventing Drug-Related Deaths on Monday 4^th June
Drug Awareness on Monday 8^th October
Introduction to Trauma on Thursday 1^st November
Understanding Stigma on Tuesday 20^th November
Older and Wiser: Working with people who use substances as they age on Monday 10^thDecember

All sessions will be held 9:30am – 4:30pm at Signpost Recovery, Cooperage Way, Alloa, FK10 3LP.

For further information, please contact Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) Administration Team by phone: 0141 221 1175 or email: enquiries@sdf.org.uk

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