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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.

Codeine is a depressant drug which means that itslows down and interferes with the functioning ofthe brain and the body. This factsheet from ADIS explains the facts about codeine, information about quitting, and provides useful information in case of overdose.

Mixing codeine, promethazine, and sodas like Sprite is a recreational combination called purple drank, purple Sprite, dirty Sprite or lean.

This factsheet from The Recovery Village explains what this drug is, what the risks are, and the drug's history.

Australian surveys show vaping by young people has increased. Young people who vape nicotine are exposed to a toxic chemical that can harm adolescent brain development (the brain continues to develop until the age of 25) and lead to dependance. So how do you talk to young people about vaping? This factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation provides information and helpful advice.

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The Wyndarra Centre offers counselling and activities for all people within Circular Head.

Its services include:

• Home and Community Care
• SAAP (Supported Accommodation Assistance Program)
• Needle and Syringe Program
• Personal and family counselling, including for alcohol and other drug issues
• Emergency relief fund
• Disability Day Activity Program

Service delivery is dependant on the clients needs and may be centre-based or home visit.

Reset your drinking habits with Hello Sunday Morning's powerful support app. Learn from other people's experiences, share your own journey in reducing or quitting alcohol, try out experiments to ride through cravings and improve your relationship with alcohol, and receive individual support from a Care Navigator.

This app is available on Android and iOS.

Giving up grog doesn’t have to be boring – or isolating. Check out these ideas in this article from House of Wellness for kicking up your heels on a weekend, without the next-day regrets.

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Having been a heavy but high functioning drinker since her teens – almost 30 years – Faye Lawrence found herself in inpatient detox in late 2017 after "the wheels really fell off". Determined not to let her sobriety ruin her social life, she founded Untoxicated, an organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting booze-free fun and friendship.

This app is a companion for the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step Program. This app is available on both Android and iOS and requires you to create an account to work through the steps. This app is supported by ads, and some content and features can only be accessed through a subscription.

Recovery calculator, inventories & amends, sponsor members, instant chats, on awakening & night time inventories prayers, readings, AA Big Book and so much more...

Lean, also known as Purple Drank, Barre, Sizzurp or Syrup is a drink from the USA (although made around the world) made from a cough syrup that contains two drugs, codeine and promethazine. The syrup is then mixed with a fizzy drink and sometimes a sweet to cover up the taste of the medicine to make a purple cocktail. This factsheet from Drug Watch UK explains what this drug is, the effects, and the risks.

How do drugs really work in the brain? This comprehensive factsheet from Drug Watch UK takes a complicated topic - the brain - and breaks it down into information that is simpler to understand.

This factsheet from Family Drug Support takes a close look at cannabis: What it is, where it comes from, how it's used and much more.