“What’s Happening with my Drinking and Drugging”?

““What’s Happening with What’s Happening with my Drinking and my Drinking and

Drugging”?Drugging”?

This Workshop is for You This Workshop is for You

• Confidentiality- What is said in this room Confidentiality- What is said in this room stays in this room stays in this room

• Respect what others have to say Respect what others have to say • What we are going to look at:What we are going to look at:• 1) Your own alcohol and drug use 1) Your own alcohol and drug use • 2)The good and not so good things about 2)The good and not so good things about

your use your use • 3) Making Changes- good and not so good 3) Making Changes- good and not so good

things things

This Workshop is for YouThis Workshop is for You

• 4) Making your drinking/ drug use 4) Making your drinking/ drug use safer or different safer or different

• 5) How alcohol and drugs can affect 5) How alcohol and drugs can affect your life your life

• 6) Where to get help if you need it 6) Where to get help if you need it

What are Drugs?What are Drugs?

A drug is a substance that changes A drug is a substance that changes normal bodily functions.normal bodily functions.

• Example- coffee- how does this Example- coffee- how does this change body function?change body function?

• Example- Nicotine- how does this Example- Nicotine- how does this change body function?change body function?

Examples of Drugs Examples of Drugs

• Gunja/ Marijuana Gunja/ Marijuana

• Ecstasy Ecstasy

• Amphetamines/Speed/ Ice Amphetamines/Speed/ Ice

• Aerosol/ Paint/ Glue Aerosol/ Paint/ Glue

• Any others???Any others???

• Which ones can do harm??- Is it all Which ones can do harm??- Is it all

Drug Problems in Kununurra Drug Problems in Kununurra

• What is the main drug that is What is the main drug that is effecting people’s lives ??effecting people’s lives ??

Alcohol Alcohol

Problem- It is very addictive and its Problem- It is very addictive and its legal legal

Drinking and Drugging Drinking and Drugging History History

• Work on Handout 1Work on Handout 1

• Is anyone willing to share how they Is anyone willing to share how they started drinking or using drugs?started drinking or using drugs?

• Has using one drug led to the use of Has using one drug led to the use of another?another?

Health Effects of Alcohol and Health Effects of Alcohol and Drugs Drugs

• Handout 2 Handout 2

• Handout 3 Handout 3

The Good or Not so good The Good or Not so good things about my drug use things about my drug use

• Alcohol as an example- Alcohol as an example-

• Handout 4Handout 4

• Good things- Self confidence, feel good, Good things- Self confidence, feel good, have fun have fun

• Bad Things- Feel sick, make an idiot of Bad Things- Feel sick, make an idiot of your self, spend money, damage to your self, spend money, damage to healthhealth

Summary Summary

• What are drugs What are drugs

• Your own alcohol and drug use Your own alcohol and drug use

• The good and not so good things The good and not so good things about your drug/ alcohol use about your drug/ alcohol use

• Health Effects of your drug and Health Effects of your drug and alcohol use alcohol use

Stages of Change- Handout Stages of Change- Handout 44

• Happy User- Not Worried about your Happy User- Not Worried about your useuse

• Not so Happy User- concerns/ Not so Happy User- concerns/ effecting lifeeffecting life

• Thinking about Change- not sure Thinking about Change- not sure

Made Changes- now what Made Changes- now what

• Decision Maker- Has made a decision Decision Maker- Has made a decision what to do what to do

• Actioner- Has started to do something Actioner- Has started to do something about substance use about substance use

• Maintainer- Had done what they set Maintainer- Had done what they set out to do and is keeping it going out to do and is keeping it going

• Relapse- can happen at any stage and Relapse- can happen at any stage and you may need to start at beginningyou may need to start at beginning

Stages of ChangeStages of Change

• Mark on Diagram what stage you are at Mark on Diagram what stage you are at • Does anyone here want to make changes Does anyone here want to make changes

to their drinking or drugging habits?to their drinking or drugging habits?• What are some things you can do to make What are some things you can do to make

your drinking safer????your drinking safer????• Eat before drinking, drink light beer, have Eat before drinking, drink light beer, have

water between alcoholic drinks, have a water between alcoholic drinks, have a friend with you that’s not drinking, have friend with you that’s not drinking, have alcohol free days, more than 2 drinks a alcohol free days, more than 2 drinks a day can cause cancer day can cause cancer

Cutting Back Cutting Back

• Standard Drink Handout Standard Drink Handout • Standard Drink Exercise Standard Drink Exercise • What else can you do to cut back What else can you do to cut back

your drinking??your drinking??• What are the good things about What are the good things about

cutting back?cutting back?• What are the not so good things What are the not so good things

about cutting back?about cutting back?

Cutting Back Cutting Back

• What are some things that might What are some things that might stop you from cutting back your stop you from cutting back your drinking?drinking?

• Friends/ Family, Celebrations, Friends/ Family, Celebrations, Addiction, Habit, Boredom, Addiction, Habit, Boredom,

• Any More?Any More?

Cutting Back- What or who can Cutting Back- What or who can help us?help us?

• What are some things that will help What are some things that will help you make changes or cut back your you make changes or cut back your drinking/drugging?drinking/drugging?

• What support people, support What support people, support networks, services, friends etc networks, services, friends etc

In Conclusion: In Conclusion:

• Your Own drug/ alcohol use are you Your Own drug/ alcohol use are you concerned? Is it affecting your life?concerned? Is it affecting your life?

• Do you want to make changes?Do you want to make changes?

• Do you understand the health risks Do you understand the health risks and safe drinking limits?and safe drinking limits?

• Do you know where to go to get help Do you know where to go to get help if you need it?if you need it?