Coming over and coming out
3 women from 3 different backgrounds put their family and their drug use together in 3 different ways
Father and Son
Parenting is tricky. Scott is a dad who uses drugs. He tells us about the ups and downs of fatherhood, including his experience giving harm reduction advice to his son.
On Leadership
What is leadership and how can we — people who use or have used drugs — exercise it?
Guest editorial by Mary Ellen Harrod, NUAA CEO
Boats, family, opioids and overdose
Sam’s story. Drugs and growing up Vietnamese-Australian in Western Sydney.
Bikes, drugs, jail, bodybuilding and religion
Camil tells us about coming from Afghanistan as a refugee, using drugs and learning to tell his story
It’s the season for change - growing, adapting, changing with grace
Bridie and Pandora are two older women who share some of their changes — the things they have learnt — from the practical to the philosophical
Domestic Disharmony: The relationships between drug use and domestic violence
How do you know if a relationship is headed for disaster or if you are in danger? And what can you do about it? Kai Noonan, ACON’s expert in domestic violence, talks about abuse in a way that applies to relationships between people of all genders and sexualities
Methadone: It works for me – Leah’s Story
They call it “liquid handcuffs” but for me the freedom was instant. Here’s why I am using methadone on the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)