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Brittany George October 8, 2020 Uncategorized

Cracks in the Ice: An Online Toolkit About Crystal Methamphetamine

Cracks in the Ice is an online toolkit providing trusted, evidence-based, and up-to-date information and resources about crystal methamphetamine (‘ice’) for the Australian community. Cracks in the Ice is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and was developed by…

Brittany George March 5, 2020 Addiction, Mental Health

Can Getting Inked Be Addictive? Here’s What You Need To Know

One in five Aussies has one or more tattoos: getting inked is a common trend across the country. However, while many may gain a boost of confidence from their tattoos, it’s possible that others may experience signs that are similar to…

Brittany George October 3, 2019 Addiction, treatment

Access Addiction Help Without Wifi: Cracks in the Ice

Brittany George August 28, 2019 2019 Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium, Addiction, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, technology

Phone Addiction in Children is Like Drug Abuse

The following article was kindly written and contributed by Jill Sweatman, a presenter at the 2019 Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium. We are living in a giant uncontrolled experiment with a generation of Australian children growing up exposed…

Brittany George July 8, 2019 jobseekers

Job Availability: Addictions Clinician

Location – Nelson Hospital Registered health professional (Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) Opportunity to provide addictions services to some of our most vulnerable people Permanent 1.0FTE working 80 hours a fortnight About the role You will be working…

Brittany George April 17, 2019 Addiction, Mental Health

Where Can I Find Trusted Information About the Drug Ice?

Brittany George September 7, 2018 Addiction, treatment

Attention All Loved Ones of Addicts: Let’s Come out of the Shame Closet and Recover!

September is Recovery Month Do you know that September is Recovery Month? I think it’s amazing that a whole month has been set aside as a time to honour recovery from addiction—this shows that the times definitely are a-changin’ and…

Brittany George June 30, 2018 Addiction, Parenting, support of children, Therapy

Setting Healthy Boundaries Is Crucial When You Love an Addict

If you are the parent of an addict, I want to share with you an example of how you can learn to set healthy boundaries and become a priority in your own life. Pamela’s son Jason was a crack cocaine…

Brittany George June 30, 2018 Addiction, Therapy, treatment

Living a Life of Chaos with the Addict You Love? Transformation and Healing Are Possible

In my experience, one of the hardest things about loving an addict is isolation. With it comes the feeling that you can’t get the help you truly need, even when you try to reach out. You think that no one…

Brittany George June 25, 2018 19th International Mental Health Conference

Mental Health and Addiction Services in New Zealand

The 2018 International Mental Health Conference is almost upon us again, this year the conference will be held over the 8th – 10th August at the RACV Royal Pines on the Gold Coast, Queensland. This annual conference is now in…