Saying Know to Drugs Just saying NO to drugs and alcohol doesn’t cut it anymore, the statistics are there to prove it, and what I see in my office and in our community support that we have a massive problem when it comes to alcohol, drugs and our children. The current approach in drug education [...]
Teen depression look for the signs before it’s too late
My BFF has been acting strangely; she not the same person, she’s different. We were out the other night and she downed three glasses of vodka red bull and then she snorted a line of cocaine. When I confronted her; she told me to piss off. ”…What are you doing? Don’t you know this stuff [...]
Sex drugs and alcohol don’t mix – taking care of your mate
You have been drinking all night and that guy at the bar is giving you the eye and you are giving him all the right signals. He comes up to you and you guys strike up a conversation, he’s pushing all the right buttons and you love the attention as the night is drawing to [...]
Protecting yourself and your BFF from drink spiking
Its Saturday night you are out with your BFF; the Vodka and red bull is flowing like water. Two, three, four, drinks there seems to be no limit; you are getting tipsy and then the fun comes to an abrupt end; your BFF suddenly drops to the ground she begins to vomit, she is sleepy [...]
When the next three minutes count for everything
Picture this: at midday, teenagers on a North coast beach gathered around a fourteen year-old that had collapsed and had face-planted into the sand. The entire group was staring blankly at her; I could hear one of them saying she’s ok, she’s just had too much to drink and they proceeded to play and do [...]




