SO WHY REHAB? Interview with Garth Popple
Garth Popple from We Help Ourselves talks about their innovative service offering treatment choice.
TOO MANY REHABS FOR LITTLE RESULT: CHRISSIE'S STORY
'After trying for so long, I realised I can’t do the abstinence thing so I have had to come to terms with my use.'
Stimulant Treatment Program: GETTING THE RESULT I WANT - JACOB'S STORY
'I had the desire to change but I just didn’t have the tools to do it.'
EMMA'S STORY: WE DESERVE TREATMENTS THAT WORK AND ARE SAFE!
'I needed to believe in a miracle cure.'
EATING HEALTHIER AFTER ICECAPADES!
Here are some great tips and recipes to help your body repair.
URBAN BITES: RURAL USERS ON THE BIGGEST ISSUES THEY FACE
We asked rural users about the biggest issues they confront.
USERS' STORIES: ICE IN THE BUSH
When we were putting together this "Rural Edition", we wondered what it was like as an ice user living in the bush?
USER'S STORY: GO ASK ALICE
Treated for hep C: 'I felt fantastic through the entire treatment.'
USER'S STORY: HCV IN THE BUSH
'I'm one of those people who gets 2 boxes of fits every time I come to the Community Centre, even if I haven't finished the last 2 boxes.'
USER'S STORY: ON THE ROAD WITH JACK
Jack's story about jail, ice and hep C. 'I want to be healthy.'
ABORIGINAL STORIES: C IT MY WAY
“I asked some of my mob who are living in the country about sharing injecting equipment and why they do it - or more to the point, why they don't have new, sterile fits for every hit.”
9 TIPS FOR COMING OFF METHADONE - By Lee
Here are some tips for coming off methadone from someone who learned the lessons along the way.
HEP C TRANSMISSION: BE BLOOD AWARE
Put simply, there are three things for hep C transmission to occur.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOBY?
When Toby commenced treatment for hepatitis C he decided to confide in his supervisor. Toby had believed that as a valued employee for 25 years he would be given support, if needed, from his employer. As soon as he told his employer he had hep C, he was placed off work without pay. They suggested he approach Centrelink to apply for sickness benefits, which he did, but as he was not sick, he was not eligible.