Tony D'Agostino's UK-based training and consultancy business was established in April 2008 and provides training and information on controlled drugs.
The business intially specialised in illegal stimulant drugs and has now grown to cover depressants, opiates, hallucinogens and legal highs (research chemicals). This website, and its sister websites, should be seen as a added resource to the training and also a place to get accurate, informative and non-bias information.
A range of drug training courses are available, focusing on understanding what drugs are, the effects of specific drugs and alcohol on health, how drugs work on the brain and effective interventions and treatment.
Training can be delivered at locations throughout the UK on subject areas including cocaine, ketamine, amphetamine, crack cocaine, cannabis, methamphetamine (crystal meth), heroin and general drugs and alcohol awareness. Courses on drugs & alcohol »
Ongoing email and telephone support provided to frontline drug workers on completion of a training course. Detailed packs and CDs are provided for each day. Membership is open to all and is free. Join here for free membership »
Information on several drugs are provided on this site. Visit Information on drugs » Articles, groups and forums can be accessed at drugsight »
All courses are mapped to current drug & alcohol national occupational standards (DANOS), and bespoke training packages are available on request. Download training leaflet »
I attended training yesterday at the Marriot Centre which was led by Tony D’Agostino. I was exceptionally impressed with what he delivered and how – he gives history, science, practice issues, ... he brings the drug and the user/worker alive. I chatted with others on the course and they all felt the same as me – they felt that they had really learnt and that the knowledge they had would help immensely in their practice.
Deborah Gihawi MSc, PGDEd, BSc (Hons) DipSW, YMCA Central, NORWICH
Erythroxylon coca and erythroxylon novogranatense, typically yield enough cocaine to justify commercial cultivation. When the coca leaf is harvested it is put through a process that removes the active ingredient and forms a paste. To refine it further the coca paste is again put through various chemical processes to produce cocaine hydrochloride. For more information on crack & cocaine »
Cannabis or hemp are a product of the plant Cannabis sativa , indica and ruderalis. It is consumed in different forms and goes by various names such as grass, weed, marijuana or ganja in its herbal form and ‘hashish’, ‘solid’ or ‘soap bar’ in its resinous form. Cannabis can also come as an oil and is now used in medicine as a spray (Sativex) and other applications such as suppositories and patches are being explored. Information on cannabis»
ITEP (International Treatment Effectiveness Project) is proposed as one mechanism by which treatment quality may be both improved and measured. The project is a collaboration between the NTA, The Institute of Behavioral Research at the Texas Christian University (IBR at TCU) and a series of service providers in north-west England. ITEP builds on an internationally evaluated model of service improvement and adapts the model for use in England. For training on recovery care planning or ITEP mapping. Visit here for ITEP Mapping »
Legal Highs can generally be split into 2 groups, one being 'organic' the other man-made. For training on legal highs. Visit legal highs training »
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