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Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace.

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Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace.

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Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace.

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Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace.

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The Tasmanian Alcohol and Drug Service offers a range of information, education, treatment and community-based supports for Tasmanians affected by alcohol and drug use. Our services are free, voluntary and confidential.

We provide a number of programs to help people and their families with alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues.

Our services include:

  • intake and assessment
  • case management and coordination of care
  • withdrawal management (detox services)
  • relapse prevention
  • secondary consultation
  • brief intervention
  • counselling, group work and therapy
  • health promotion, information and community education.

We are located in Launceston, Hobart and Ulverstone with services provided to rural areas.

To access services we require an Intake and Referral form to be completed. For any queries please call Statewide Alcohol and Drug Service, phone 1300 139 641.

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The HealthInfoNet‘s translational research aims at providing the knowledge and other information needed for practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions in their work.

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What is Kava, and how does it work? This factsheet from the Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre explains.

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The South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC) exists to facilitate the empowerment of the Aboriginal people of South East Tasmania so that, through self determination, we can make decisions that affect our lives and share in Australia’s land, wealth, and resources, contributing equitably to the nation’s economic, social, and political life, with full recognition of, and support for the ongoing enjoyment and development of our Indigenous cultural heritage.

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Karadi is an inclusive Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation, providing leadership in the sector and serving Aboriginal people of our catchment and their families in achieving strong cultural identity, good health and quality of life.

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TAC represents the political and community development aspirations of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.

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It’s important to understand the realities of who actually uses drugs and alcohol. This factsheet from Positive Choices is going to look at what sort of myths and rumours you might have heard about alcohol and drugs, and tell you the real facts.

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Are you concerned that your friend might be using drugs? Has your cousin or another family member been behaving differently lately? If you think someone might be using drugs, it can be hard to know what to do.

This 3-part series gives you tips for supporting them and talking to them.

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