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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.

Watch this video from the Australian Government to find out about access to medicinal cannabis products for consumers in Australia.

What do you know about vaping? Vaping and e-cigarettes have become popular in recent years, and they may seem harmless and fun. But do you know what’s in vapes and vape juice?

From 1 October 2021, consumers of nicotine vaping products will need a prescription to legally purchase these products. Speak to your GP about your smoking cessation options. Watch this video to find out the steps you need to take to access nicotine vaping products to help quit smoking.

People have been smoking for at least 7,000 years, but it wasn't until the 1800s that cigarettes became the smoke of choice, after machines were developed to mass produce them. 200 years later, in 2003, the electronic cigarette was invented in China. Since then, the use of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, has grown exponentially around the world.

This video answers what vaping is and address some questions related to this topic, such as the whole debate around “Is vaping better or worse than smoking? and “What does the research currently say about its health risks and the mysterious vaping-related sickness that led to dozens of deaths in 2019?”.

This factsheet from the Lung Foundation takes a close look at vaping (e-cigarettes) from the perspective of lung health, and provides some specific information for young people, parents and teachers.

What do you need to know about vaping (e-cigarettes), especially for teenagers and young people? This factsheet from the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne provides information about vaping and advice for parents and guardians.