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Self-help Options

Different support options suit different people. Not everyone needs a service or counsellor when they are worried about their drug or alcohol use. If you think self-directed help is for you, these articles, tips and tools may help.

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Nutrition and you….making ‘You’ the priority

Eating healthily is often not top on your list of priorities, especially when you are also using alcohol or other drugs. Get the low down on staying healthy while you're using....

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Staying as safe as you can

Regardless of what you use, you can always try to be as safe as possible...

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Cutting down without stopping.

Completely stopping your use may be unrealistic or daunting. Heaps of young people make changes to how they use without stopping completely....

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Setting a goal for your drug use

You have more chance of realizing your goals if you write them down and think through how you'll achieve them...

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Reducing the need to use

Whatever your goals, sorting out drug related problems is helped by reducing the “need” to use...

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Problem solving

Learning ways to tackle and address problems can make managing your life and your use of drugs or alcohol a lot easier....

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Looking after yourself when you’re using

Good physical health protects us against a stack of things. Here are some tips to staying healthy no matter what you are using (or not)....

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