Substance Abuse Archives - The Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association

Brittany George April 24, 2018 Addiction, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, family, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Therapy

Addiction and Codependency: Top 10 Reasons to Stop Enabling the Addict You Love – Part 1

We all know that addiction is rampant—it’s a horrific problem for far too many people, all over the world. And even though ‘addiction’ can take many forms, from mind-altering substances to mood-altering behaviours, one thing is for sure: Most everyone…

Brittany George January 16, 2017 Addiction, Substance Abuse

Contributors to illicit substance use in university students.

Dr Anna Kokavec presented at the 2015 Australian and New Zealand Addiction Conference and today shares an updated view on the topic of ‘Contribution of personality, motives, coping and licit drugs to illicit substance use in university students’. The aim…

Brittany George July 8, 2014 Addiction Conference, Alcohol Abuse, anxiety, Anxiety Disorder, anxiety disorders, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre

Anxiety and addiction

Anxiety In contrast to fear, which is a response to a realistic immediate danger, anxiety is a fearful response occurring in the absence of a specific danger or real threat. According to the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing,…

Brittany George October 11, 2012 La Trobe Rural Health School, Mental Health Conference, Nerida Hyett, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Substance Abuse

How do adults with substance dependence access treatment services? A qualitative descriptive study of help-seeking and behaviour change

Adults are less likely to access health services for substance use disorders, than any other psychiatric disorder, despite high prevalence, morbidity and mortality. Comorbid substance use and psychiatric disorders cause moderate to severe illness and disability, yet only half of…

Brittany George November 21, 2010 Government Funding, International Mental Health Conference 2011, Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Substance Abuse

US Research – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Report

Researchers of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported on Nov 18 that in 2009, 45 million, or 20 percent, of adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. suffered from some mental disorder or mental illness in…