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Drugs - Alcohol
Alcohol
What is
alcohol? Alcohol use in Australia. Alcohol and the body. Possible health
benefits of alcohol? Effects of alcohol. Tolerance and dependence. Withdrawal.
Treatment options. Pregnancy and breastfeeding. Alcohol and other drugs.
Alcohol and sex. Alcohol and social problems. Alcohol and the law. Blood
alcohol concentration. Women and alcohol. Alcohol and driving. Standard drinks.
Minimising the risks from drinking alcohol. How to drink less.
Drink spiking - for workers
What is drink spiking? Is it legal? Why should we
be concerned? What are the dangers? What drugs are used? Safety strategies:
what you can do.
Drink spiking: why it's not funny - for young people
What is drink spiking?
Is it legal? Should I be concerned? What are the dangers of drink
spiking?
What drugs are used?
How will I know if my drink has been spiked?
Reducing the risks.
How to avoid drink
spiking. Drink spiking is serious.
What is a
standard drink?
The facts about binge drinking - for young people
Amphetamines
The effects of amphetamines
Cannabis
What is cannabis? Cannabis use in Australia. Cannabis use
in context. Medicinal use of cannabis. Effects of cannabis. Cannabis and
psychosis. Tolerance and dependence. Withdrawal. Treatment options. Cannabis
and other drugs. Pregnancy and breastfeeding. Cannabis and driving. Cannabis
and the law. Cannabis and social problems. Reducing the risks. Information on
cutting down or quitting.
Cocaine
What
is cocaine? Cocaine use in Australia. Effects of cocaine. Dangers in method of
use Cocaine and other drugs. Tolerance and dependence. Withdrawal. Treatment
options. Pregnancy and breastfeeding. Cocaine and the law. Cocaine and driving.
Cocaine and social problems. Reducing the risks. What to do in a crisis.
Ecstasy
What is ecstasy? Ecstasy use in Australia Effects:
immediate and long-term. Guidelines for safer dancing Ecstasy, HIV and
hepatitis. Ecstasy and unsafe sex. Pregnancy. Ecstasy and other drugs.
Tolerance and dependence. Treatment options. Ecstasy and the law. Ecstasy and
driving. Social and other problems. Reducing the risks. What to do in a crisis.
Heroin
What is heroin? Heroin use in Australia Effects:
Immediate, short-term and long-term. Hepatitis and HIV. Heroin and other drugs.
Tolerance and dependence. Withdrawal. Treatment options. Support during
treatment. Pregnancy. Heroin and driving. Heroin and the law. Reducing the
risks. What to do in a drug crisis.
Methadone
What is methadone? The advantages of treatment. Effects. Methadone and other drugs. Overdose and other dangers. Pregnancy. The law. Methadone and driving.
Further
information (for users).
Drugs Drug & Alcohol Services
Adult Withdrawal Service
Service
Contact Details, Service Description / Overview, initial contacts, Additional
Information.
Post Withdrawal Linkage Support - Uniting Care
Facilitates follow up, referral
and support for people who have withdrawn from alcohol and/or other drugs to
reduce the risk of relapse.
Provides:
Service
Contact Details, Service Description / Overview, initial contacts, Additional
Information.
Drink/Driver Program
Service
Contact Details, Service Description / Overview, initial contacts, Additional
Information.
Drug
Services Available
Alcohol and other drugs services
available throughout the state of Victoria.
Drug
& Alcohol Service - Ballarat Community Health Centre
Service
Contact Details, Service Description / Overview, initial contacts, Additional
Information.
Needle and Syringe Program
Service
Contact Details, Service Description / Overview, initial contacts, Additional Information.
Tobacco
Whats in cigarette smoke? Effects: Immediate and
long-term. Benefits of quitting.
Facts on Tobacco, Death rates
History of
Tobacco,
Smoking Rates, Deaths From
Smoking. Why People Smoke, What People Smoke?
Regulating Tobacco.
Quitting
Deciding to Quit, Getting Ready to Quit, Quitting, Staying
a Non-smoker, Coping with
Setbacks, Helping Others Quit.
Quitline Help
Getting in Contact with
the Quitline, and other information about Quitline.
Information on drug use in Australia
Who uses drugs? Harm caused by drugs
Classifying drugs Classifying by legal status Classifying by effects.
The facts about illicit drugs
Teenage drug
use, Obtaining drugs, Drugs and property crime, Hospitalisations, The cost to
our community, Drug deaths.
Warning Signs
How will you know if your teenager is trying drugs?
Know Drugs
This page outlines examples of various drugs, their street names
(which change over time and have differing use across Australia), symptoms of
use and some of the potential consequences.
613.81 IST
Is there a safe level of daily consumption of alcohol for men and women? :
recommendations regarding responsible drinking behaviour
NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
J 362.292 PEA
Drowning
our sorrows : psychological effects of alcohol abuse
PEACOCK, Nancy
362.29 MAC
When
someone you love is addicted to alcohol or drugs
MACLAINE, Jim; TOWNSEND, Helen
362.292 HOS
Hosting
better parties : practical tips for managing alcohol at parties
AUSTRALIAN DRUG FOUNDATION
R R362.29 TRA
Trace
: a directory of alcohol and drug services in Victoria
ALCOHOL AND DRUG FOUNDATION
344.94 DRU
Drugs
and the law
HEALEY, Justin
R 615.78 CAM
Australian
illicit drug guide :
every person's guide to illicit drugs - their use, effects
and history, treatment options and legal penalties.
CAMPBELL, Andrew
J 363.194 STO
Australian
drugs info file : from alcohol and tobacco to ecstasy and heroin
STOPPARD, Miriam
J 649.4 GOO
Kids
and drugs : a realistic guide for parents
GOODYER, Paula