Posts Tagged: rehabilitation
How to Provide Support for a Loved One Staying in a Rehab Facility
When a loved one succumbs to addiction, everyone is affected. Some families even crumble under the pressure. You may feel hurt and betrayed, and experience almost as much pain and suffering as the ones who…
October 25, 2017
Four Years After it was Scrapped, Drug Court will Return to Queensland
Four years after it was scrapped by the LNP, the drug court will return to Queensland. The specialist court will begin as a pilot program Brisbane in November, helping people with drug and alcohol-related offences…
Supporting Your Partner in Rehab
In this blog post, we offer you advice and guidance if a loved one is currently battling with an addiction to alcohol or drugs. If you currently live with this person, then you will be…
June 22, 2017
Gold Coast Father Shares Incredible Comeback From Depths of Drug Addiction and Life of Crime
Tama Wilson’s daughters know it all. “Everything’s been talked about,” he says of a tale of drugs and crime that would shock Ned Kelly, let alone three girls aged 16, 14 and 7. “Some of…
Lack of beds leads to treatment in psych ward
Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association chief executive Sam Biondo has called on the Andrews government to address the six-month wait for a public bed in its submission on the state budget. Mr Biondo said a report commissioned by the Andrews…
Addiction rehabilitation program helping to turn their lives around
ALCOHOL and drug addicts have shared their inspiring stories of a rehabilitation program in Melbourne’s southeast that has helped regenerate their lives. In an article by the Herland Sun, the Uniting Care Regen Catalyst program…
More rehabilitation centres needed to tackle addictions
With many different approaches to addiction therapy and a diversity of addictions, when it comes to treatment and rehabilitation one shoe fits all doesn’t apply. Following detox, a rehabilitation program tailored to an individual, needs…