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Methamphetamine and emerging drugs of concern: A training needs analysis of Australian alcohol and other drug helplines

Bascombe, Florence; Siefried, Krista J; Clifford, Brendan; Child, Stacey; Loos, Rick; Sgouras, Hazel; Stevens, Lynn; ... Ezard, Nadine; + view all (2023) Methamphetamine and emerging drugs of concern: A training needs analysis of Australian alcohol and other drug helplines. Drug and Alcohol Review , 42 (7) pp. 1744-1753. 10.1111/dar.13719. Green open access

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Introduction: Fielding greater than 100,000 calls annually, telephone helplines are an important point of entry to alcohol and other drug (AOD) support and services in Australia. Methamphetamine and emerging drugs can present a particular challenge for this workforce. We sought to identify training needs for these services, so that appropriate targeted resources can be developed. Methods: We distributed an anonymous, online, cross-sectional survey to helpline staff from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. Based on the WHO Hennessy-Hicks training needs analysis tool, participants were asked: to rate on a 7-point likert scale the importance of a topic to their practice and how well they perform in relation to the topic; open-ended questions specifying their own self-perceived training needs; and demographic data. Results: Of 50 participants, 29 completed the full survey (median age 49 [IQR 30–57.5]; median time working in AOD sector 6 years [IQR 1–20]). The results identified a need for: practical community-informed population relevant information for culturally and linguistically diverse populations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for calls relating to methamphetamine and emerging drugs of concern; training and resources with a particular focus on families and friends of people who use methamphetamine and emerging drugs; and readily accessible up-to-date information on new and emerging drugs and treatment of related disorders. Discussion and Conclusions: This training needs analysis provides a structured approach to supporting the first-line AOD counsellors to provide up-to-date and accurate information to assist Australians seeking information, support and advice.

Type: Article
Title: Methamphetamine and emerging drugs of concern: A training needs analysis of Australian alcohol and other drug helplines
Location: Australia
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1111/dar.13719
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13719
Language: English
Additional information: © 2023 The Authors. Drug and Alcohol Review published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Substance Abuse, methamphetamine, novel psychoactive substances, remote care, survey, telehealth, INTERVENTIONS, FAMILY
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189004
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