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Community Safety
Dudley Council
6th Floor, Falcon House
The Minories
Dudley DY2 8PG
(Please note: no personal callers)

Anti-social Behaviour Unit
01384 816916

Drugs & Alcohol Action Team
01384 811559

Crime Reduction Team
01384 814735

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Christmas Cocaine and Alcohol Campaign
safe & sound, Dudley’s community safety partnership is launching a campaign for the festive period to raise awareness of the dangers of mixing cocaine and alcohol.
The thought provoking campaign will be rolled out across the borough from Monday 7th December with focused activities on the evening of December 18th in Stourbridge and December 19th at the Waterfront, Brierley Hill.
Adverts on Kerrang radio will support the campaign and Kerrang roadies will be handing out information and bottles of water from 11pm – 1am in Stourbridge and Waterfront on the dates above

Cocaethylene - the facts
  • cocaethylene is a highly toxic substance created when alcohol and cocaine are mixed. It increases your heart rate 3-5 times more than drinking alcohol alone
  • it has severe physical and psychological effects
  • it not only increases the severity of withdrawal effects but also takes twice as long to leave your system as cocaine does
  • the risk of sudden death is 21 times higher when cocaine and alcohol are taken together
  • there’s a greater risk of becoming a victim of physical or sexual assault or domestic abuse
  • risk of appearing threatening to others influencing how they react to you
  • decreases feeling of being drunk so can lead to more usage, more spending and driving under the influence
  • due to its increased euphoric effect you’re less likely to notice the early warning signs of sudden death

Alcohol - the facts
  • alcohol is a depressant drug that is highly addictive
  • it causes sexual difficulties
  • loss of consciousness and memory
  • suffocation through choking on vomit
  • potential poisoning
  • risk of injury from falling, STIs and pregnancy from unprotected sex
  • premature ageing
  • it’s a silent killer, there are usually no symptoms when developing liver disease

Cocaine - the facts
  • it’s a class A drug and carries a custodial sentence for supply and/or fine for possession
  • a recent study showed that the purity of cocaine is only about 2%
  • it can cause health problems including convulsions, respiratory and heart problems
  • It’s an expensive habit to maintain
  • cocaine can knock sexual desire on the head
  • hepatitis B, C and HIV can be transmitted through sharing snorting equipment. It can also cause nose ulcers or a ‘coke sniff’

Useful Contact Numbers

Atlantic House (Adult Drug Service)
01384 426120

The Zone (Young Person's Substance Misuse Service) (18 and under)
01384 241440

Aquarius (Alcohol Service)
01384 261267

Talk to FRANK
0800 776 600

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