MIFV

mental illness and drugs & alcohol

Describes the issues around the dual problem of mental illness and drug use: Why do people with mental illness use drugs and alcohol?Consequences of dual diagnosis; Do drugs and alcohol cause mental illness?; what treatment and recovery involves and specific issues for families. Includes some tips on how friends and family can be helpful

Bipolar disorder and alcohol and drug use

Describes bipolar disorder, the symptoms, facts about bipolar disorder and substance use, the interaction between alcohol and bipolar disorder and alcohol and antidepressants.

Ecstasy and depression

Describes ecstasy and its effects, explores whether you can overdose on ecstasy and whether drinking water will help, describes depression and what causes people to become depressed after taking ecstasy and how to reduce this risk.

Substance use - stages of change model

Describes in detail the psychological stages of change that people generally understake when changing behaviour in relation to substance use and considers the ramifications for relapse.

Cannabis and psychosis

Describes cannabis, its use in Australia, the immediate and long term and withdrawal effects , the interaction between cannabis and psychosis, why people with mental illness use cannabis, the symptoms of substance induced psychosis and what friends and family can do.

Heroin and psychosis

Describes heroin, its immediate, long terms and withdrawal effects as well as exploring why people use heroin, how it effects psychosis and what can friends and family do.

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