ACT Stepping Forward Session - AOD Information & Treatment Options

Free education session for families and friends, delivering useful information to those supporting someone using alcohol and other drugs. Is someone in your family or a friend using drugs and/or alcohol? Are you looking for practical, down-to-earth information and support? This workshop is suitable for anybody who is seeking up to date information on alcohol and other drugs and available treatment options. It will cover: Alcohol & Other Drug Information • Harm minimisation • Types of legal & illegal drugs • Effects and risks of drug use • How drugs are taken • Dependence & withdrawal Accessing the Treatment System • What families need to know about treatment • Family, friends and supporters expectations of treatment • Treatment options: types of treatment available • What happens in treatment and how people change • What families can do when their person is in treatment Presented by Family Drug Support - a national, non-religious not-for-profit charity. If you need more information, please contact Katelyn, ACT Support Worker on 0490 801 609 or email [email protected]