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Anglicare Tasmania is a not-for-profit organisation providnig a range of support services to the people of Tasmania. In response to the Christian faith, Anglicare strives to achieve social justice and provide the opportunity for people in need to reach fullness of life. We are guided in this mission by the values of compassion, hope, respect and justice.
Anglicare provide:
- Disability support services
- Aged and home care services
- Mental health support
- Alcohol and other drug services
- Financial counselling
- Gambling support
- Housing support
- Support for children, young people and their families
Having trouble with alcohol? Does your drinking worry you? Is it causing you to get into unpleasant or dangerous situations? Are family members complaining about your drinking?
Only you can decide whether to give AA a try. Only you can decide whether to give AA a try. In AA, we don’t diagnose you and tell you if and when you should stop drinking. That’s your decision to make.
We are the peak body representing and supporting community organisations, and the people they assist, to reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug related harm for all Tasmanians. We do not provide treatment or support services.
Our vision is a Tasmania without alcohol, tobacco or other drug related harm or discrimination.
As an independent not-for-profit organisation, the ATDC represents a broad range of alcohol, tobacco and other drug organisations. These organisations provide information and awareness, prevention and early intervention, harm-reduction and specialised treatment and recovery services and programs.
Working with all levels of government and the community, the ATDC plays a vital role in leading, collaborating and advocating for increased investment into treatment services, and population based initiatives that reduce the harms associated with problematic substance use across Tasmania.
The ATDC supports the sector by delivering training, networking and information sharing opportunities, as well as undertaking policy and advocacy projects with, and on behalf of our members. At all times our work is underpinned by a commitment to evidence-based practices and policies, consumer participation, harm reduction, and partnerships and collaboration.
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Council (ATDC) Tasmania
Counselling Online is a free and confidential service that provides 24/7 support to people across Australia affected by alcohol or drug use.
We support people at all stages of help-seeking, whether you are:
- seeking support for the first time
- waiting to access treatment
- receiving treatment but require additional support, particularly after hours
- in recovery and wanting to connect with others
- managing lapse and relapse
- wanting to share your experience and support others, or
- being impacted by or supporting someone with an alcohol or substance problem
We are always developing new tools for you to use, so check back in regularly to see what supports are available for you.
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.
‘Your say’ advocacy is all about helping you to be heard and understood.
If you are unable to speak for yourself, or find it difficult, an Advocate can help you.
We can provide information about your rights and help you to deal with problems or complaints.
Best of all, everything we do for you is: free, confidential, independent and professional!
What can we help with?
Something you don't understand.
The way you're being treated doesn't feel right.
Not getting what you're asking for.
Who can we help?
We work with older people, people living with disability or mental health issues, and people who use alcohol or drugs.
Nitazenes are extremely potent synthetic opioids with pain relieving effects.
It might also be referred to as:
benzimidazole opioids, etonitazene, flunitazene, iso, isotonitazene, meto, metonitazene, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), nitazine, proton, protonitazene, synthetic opioids
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As a parent or guardian, what do you need to know about drug and alcohol laws? This factsheet from Positive Choices is a good place to start.
Lean is a mixture of cough syrup (containing codeine and promethazine) and soft drink.
It might also be referred to as:
Barre, Candy Drank, Codeine and Promethazine, Dirty Sprite, Muddy Cap, Oil, Player Potion, Purp, Purple Concussion, Purple Drank, Purple Jelly, Purple Oil, Purple Stuff, Purple Tonic, Robo Tripping, Sip-Sip, Sizzurp, Syrup, Texas Tea
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Nitrous Oxide is an inhalant drug with pain relieving effects.
It might also be referred to as:
balloons, bulbs, buzz bomb, cream canisters, cream chargers, hippy crack, Laughing gas, N2O, nangs, nawz, nitro, nitrous, NOS, whippet, xanadu
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Thujone is a hallucinogenic drug which confuses the messages between the body and brain.
It might also be referred to as:
Absinthe, Wormwood
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Synthetic Cannabis is a man-made drug which is meant to provide similar effects to THC, a component in Cannabis. Because these drugs are very new, we don't know much about their effects.
It might also be referred to as:
Black Mamba, Herbal Incense, Herbal Smoking Blend, JWH-018, JWH-2250, JWH-73, K2, Kaos, Nothern Lights, Spice, Spice Product
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