LCS Consultancy
Consultancy
Drugs, Legal Highs, Alcohol, Steriods & Suppliments
Lindsey Smith is a recognized expert on substance misuse. He has Co-Authored Drug-wise-Street-wise, been an advisor to FRANK and Crown Expert Witness.
He studied in The Maudsley & Bethlem Royal Hospitals Drug Training Unit and Lewisham College gaining qualifications in Working with Problem Drug Users and Counselling.
He has worked in some of the most isolated, violent and challenging environments and was able to engage and understand user-groups and developed a deep knowledge of cultures, location, method & drugs of choice.
LCS can provide expert policy advice and information on substance misuse to Business, Law Enforcement, Community and Education Support.
It can offer one to one and group support to employees and students.
For Business, Voluntary and Statutory Sector and Schools
Business
Drug and Alcohol abuse poses a serious risk to workplace safety, particularly for workers whose job involves tasks such as operating machinery or driving a vehicle. According to HSE Alcohol contributes to nearly one-in-four workplace accidents. LCS can;
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Offer clear advice to assess the level and associated issues within the company.
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Support the existing or help design an alcohol and drug policy and ensure it is understood by all those that may be affected by it. .
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Support or design Occupational Health or Human Resources practice.
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Offer individual profile planning, liaise and direct support services.
Community Sector
Through engaging and understanding user-groups, cultures, location, method and drug of choice and understanding the philosophy and agendas of diverse agencies LCS can:
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Identify areas of problematic drug use.
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Deliver intelligence briefings on local risk from drug and drug related activity.
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Support agencies to target resources.
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Help implement tier 1&2 provision.
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Support planning and executing initiatives in line with government targets.
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Support existing policy or help to design policy.
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Enable communities to develop effective partnerships.
Law Enforcement
LSC experience of service provision, extensive knowledge of cultures, location, method & drug of choice and an ability to engage hard to reach social groups enables LCS to offer an invaluable arsenal of support to the enforcement community, including;
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Intelligence research and crime mapping.
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Intelligence briefings.
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Pre-operation planning.
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Operational support.
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Ongoing support and counsel to specialist units.
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Briefing to tactical teams.
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Co-ordination of the post operation community response.
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Arrest referral.
Schools
LCS has developed and delivered effective drug and alcohol education programs to schools throughout South East England in both the public and private sector for over 20 years. We are also able to offer;
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Support with the design and implementation of alcohol and drug policies.
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Targeted advice and support to smaller groups of pupils who may already be misusing alcohol and drugs helping to minimize harm and reduce consumption.
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One to one advice, support and counselling.
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Training to increase Teachers knowledge.