Drug use in young people is on a steep downward trajectory, latest data from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey reveals.

Teenage Drug UseTanya Cavanagh16 February 2021Drug Addiction, Teenage Drug Use, ICE use Tasmania, Teen Challenge Tasmania, Teenage drug abuseComment

Dealers targeting our kids

John* was twelve years old when he first came onto our radar and of other services trying to help him and his family. John had been arrested for stealing, possession of an illicit substance and drug paraphernalia, he was also addicted to ICE.........

Tanya Cavanagh25 April 2017Teen Challenge TasmaniaTeen Challenge Tasmania, Teenage Drug Use, Teenage drug abuse, Launceston Drug Prevention, Drug Education Tasmania, ICE use in Tasmanian Kids, ICE use Tasmania, Home of Hope, NotEvenOnce, NEO, Connections MentoringComment

#notevenonce Project educates 3000+ Tassie Kids in 10 days to combat ICE & AOD use

...Of particular interest to me was how the students reported that your sessions had impacted on their likely behaviour in the future – not even once seems to have struck a chord! ......

Equip Kids to "Not Even Once" use ICE

The parents of current or former ice users all shared one common recommendation from their experiences – educate young people early about the effects of drug use to prevent them from making the choice to use drugs. This should occur in school and in the wider community.

Prevention better than a Cure?

...except in my opinion the current Harm Minimisation message appears to have given up and accepted that Drug use is going to happen. Should we really be accepting that?

Drug Addiction, Teenage Drug Use, ICE USETanya Cavanagh7 October 2015Teen Challenge Tasmania IncTeen Challenge Tasmania, Tee, Teen Marijuana Use, Rebelling Teenager, Teenage drug abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Prevention, ICE use, ICE epidemic Comment

Is the ICE epidemic really as bad as they say?

I have been struck by two things I have heard repeatedly in separate instances recently, that people are being told by agencies somewhere out there and I'm struggling to understand the rationale.

1. The ICE problem is nowhere near as bad as the media make it out to be... 2. ICE is not as addictive as people think.....

Drug Addiction, Teenage Drug Use, ICE USETanya Cavanagh31 August 2015Teen Challenge Tasmania IncICE epidemic, ICE use, Teen Challenge Tasmania, Teenage drug abuse, Teenage Drug Use, Drug Rehab, Rehabilitation Comment

Why Self-care is vital for parents of addicts

“Three Cs.” We didn’t cause our child’s addiction; we can’t cure it; and we certainly can’t control it. Only the person afflicted with the disease can do that. - So why are parents of addicts totally exhausted and what "must" they do about it?

Drug Addiction, Teenage Drug UseTanya Cavanagh16 August 2015Teen Challenge Tasmania IncTeen Challenge Tasmania, Teenage drug abuse, Teen Marijuana Use, Rebelling Teenager, Parents of drug users, Drug Addiction, Help from addictionComment

Marijuana and Kids - It's a BIG DEAL

Many teens and their parents trivialize marijuana use. They shouldn't. The average potency of today's marijuana is 244% higher -- yes, you read that right -

Teenage Drug Use, Drug AddictionTanya Cavanagh13 August 2015Teen Challenge Tasmania IncMarijuana Use, Teenage drug abuse, Teen Marijuana Use, Marijuana addiction, Teen Challenge TasmaniaComment

Enabling - The wrong kind of help for your loved ones

A problem today for parents is how to help a loved one who has a problem. Offering the wrong kind of help, they end up feeding the problem.

Tanya Cavanagh2 August 2015Teen Challenge Tasmania IncDrug Rehab, Teenage Drug Use, Teenage drug abuse, Rebelling Teenager, Parents of drug users Comment

Mother's and Father's Tears for their child's addiction - Is the next step drug rehab?

Sitting across the table from parents and watching as they crumble and fall apart, describing the devastation their son or daughters drug abuse is wreaking on themselves and their families. is tough. The heart wrenching tears....

Tanya Cavanagh24 July 2015Teen Challenge TasmaniaTeen Challenge Tasmania, Teenage drug abuse, Teen Marijuana Use, Rebelling Teenager, Enabling Drug UseComment

“My life has been transformed!" says 16 year old Bethany

My name is Bethany and for most of my life I’ve struggled to fit in. At age 6, doctors told me I had ADHD and at age 15 I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. For years I had been dealing with drug use, depression, an eating disorder, self-harm, sexual abuse and suicidal behaviours......

FSS Admin20 May 2015Teen Challenge Tasmania IncTeen Challenge Tasmania, Teenage drug abuse, Teen Marijuana Use, Rebelling Teenager, Drug Addiction, Help from addictionComment

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