Save-a-Mate

An alcohol and other drug harm minimisation programme from the Red Cross

 Save-a-Mate (SAM) is an interactive workshop specifically for secondary school-aged students,
designed to encourage and empower young people to act in real time to “save a mate”.
The programme is a 90 minute presentation including video scenarios, presentations,
activities and group work, targeting young people aged 14 – 19 years and those that work with them.

It is available free of charge to Continue Reading »

Sober Soldier – a u-tube link:  http://youtu.be/cScbD1jI10A  or: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cScbD1jI10A&feature=youtu.be

Five key alcohol harm-reduction strategies

You might see some letters to the editor in the Nelson Mail that we are sending this week, in response to a letter and article about alcohol issues affecting us locally. If you are concerned about the negative effects of alcohol, you can support the public health policies endorsed by the World Health Organization as most effective in reducing alcohol-related harm.

1. Misuse of Drugs Act – a brief discussion http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news/monday-september-12-4395979/video (5.19 minutes)
2. Hello Sunday Morning
3. Alcohol and Other Drugs – terminology

Misuse of Drugs Act discussion

Petra Bagust interviews Peter Dunne & Ross Bell (NZDF) on the Misuse of Drugs Act current review.

 There are 144 recommendations by the Law Commission Continue Reading »

1. 1.    WELFARE WORKING GROUP REPORT – SHOULD BENEFICIARIES BE DRUG-TESTED?

http://www.drugfoundation.org.nz/the-benefit-in-doubt

1. 2.    THINKING DRUGS website (international discussion forum)

http://www.thinkingdrugs.org is a new website “for anyone who wants to make up their own mind about drugs. We’ll give you the cold hard facts and let you decide who’s right and who’s wrong.”

It’s currently surveying readers on “Is drug use so dangerous that the possession of a small quantity of a drug should be met with criminal sanctions?”
See what you think.

1. NZ-BASED DRUG DISCUSSION FORUM

http://www.tripme.co.nz/forums/index.php

Also, a link to notes for forum-users, regarding self-identification: SWIM

Behind the Green Screen

This is a 47-minute movie made in Taranaki, about cannabis use by young people, issues and possible solutions. Continue Reading »