PUBLICATIONSCoping
skills for Families
The Following link leads to full color printable copies of the Family Drug Help Coping Skills Booklet. If you would like a hard copy posted to you then please ring (03) 9573 1780 for one to be sent out.
The first booklet is
called "Is
someone you care about using drugs?" (Adobe Acrobat 'pdf' version) Copyright Angela Ireland 2003
A guide for Families coping with alcohol & other drug
use. The
second booklet is called "Why can't they
just stop?" (Adobe Acrobat
"pdf' version) Copyright Angela Ireland 2004 A book for people
coping
with the effect of a family member or close friend alcohol misuse.
"Myth Busting Alcohol"
A third booklet titled "Myth busting alcohol" (Adobe Acrobat "pdf' version) Copyright Angela Ireland 2007-a guide for families with young teenagers was released in 2008, as a timely initiative to address young people's attitude to the drinking culture. It also aims to educate parents to be aware of the damaging impact of alcohol on the developing brain.For a copy please download the pdf.
Latest Release!
"The Merry -Go-Round of Addiction" was launched on December1st 2008. This booklet outlines proven strategies to help family members regain control of their life and improve family relationships.
Just click on the link above and you will be able to access a .pdf version of the booklet.
Please note that the pdf versions do take a little longer to download so please be patient - it will be worth the wait!n You can also call the Helpline 1300 660 068 to get a free copy. All 3 booklets can be ordered in multiple numbers by downloading tax invoice order form here
New Family Drug Help brochure! Click on the link for the pdf
Informations and articles from Newsletters
Adults Today (compared to 1970's)
A Father's Story
A Frog in Boiling Water
"A Heroin Parent" A Story
Alcohol News
A Letter to the Editor(from a Mother)
Amphetamines - The most frequently asked questions
ARC : The ARC that FDH built
"A Support Group Changed My Family" (Mother's view)
Australian Drug Laws & Treatment-Your questions
Being "In Recovery"- a parent's journey
Bill of Rights
"British GPs To Prescribe Heroin" (Article)
Buddha on the Bus
Cannabis- Your most frequently asked questions
Cannabis/Schizophrenia Link? A study
Cannabis news
Cannabis preferred to other medications
Cannabis: What are the Risks?
Cannabis- the Diaries
Change....the healthy alternative
Chroming Bill Passed In State Parliament
Circle of Family Support, (Inclusion/Exclusion)
Coping Skills- Building Self Confidence
Coping Skills- Managing Emotions
Creative Arts Therapy with drug dependent youth
Dealing With Conflict
Demystifying the Y code-an interview
Desperate Measures
Drug Courts in Dandenong. (Drug Treatment Orders)
Drug War Chinese Style
Family stories on Cannabis
Family and Imprisonment-an article from a traumatised family member
Generation Gap
Getting Through The Holidays (Tips)
Group pays addicts for sterilization (America)
Growing through my group
Hepatitis C Fact Sheet
Heroin- The most frequently asked questions
How women recover from addiction (American study)
Language, Parenting & Communication
Legal Drugs-Facts from "Quit" Website
Lessons from Geese
London's binge drinking culture
Managing Aggression
Managing Relapse (mother of addicts' view)
Mary of The Cross Centre
Merryl's Story-A Grandmother's story
Modelling Self Care
Money doesn't make us happy. (Not the meaning of life)
Motivational Interviewing
Mrs.Dalloway : Another Name for Heroin-A Mother's article
"My Story" By Danilelle 2004
My War Story-a mother's article
Nana's Boy
Parents Beware....Alcohol Promotions & Binge Drinking
"Parents Who Buy Drugs For Their Children" (Sunday Times article)
Perceptions of drug use & criminality
Recovery As A Family (A mother's view)
Responding to drugs in school
Roadblocks To Recovery
Rural Parent Support Program
Self Help Groups-What are they?
Sniffing alcohol
Self Esteem (Bank account analogy)
Stigma Kills
Teenagers and Alcohol-what are parents thinking?
The Dance of Addiction
The Disappeared (Argentina)
The Value of Support Groups
Treating Addiction
The use of Marijuana in Australia
Book Review from Newsletters :
Book Review "Addict in the Family"-by Andrew Byrne
Book Review "Addictive Thinking"
Book Review "A Million Little Pieces"
Book Review "Dual Disorders"
Book Review "High Society" by Ben Elton
Book Review "Journeys of Fatherhood"-an anthology of stories collected by No To Violence. Male Family Violence Prevention Association Victoria
Book Review "Love First"
Book Review " Motivating Substance Abusers to Enter Treatment"
Book Review " Motivational Interviewing"
Book Review "Parenting and Alcohol"
Book Review "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families"
Book Review "Re-inventing Education" by Vincent Nolan