ADVICE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Sir,
The June 26, (yesterday) marked Substance Abuse Awareness Day and The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG -
www.sadag.org) will be hosting two free one-hour LIVE chats on Facebook tomorrow. The chats will be held on Friday the 27th June at 1pm with psychologists Laila Paruk and Tasneen Mohamed and then at 7pm with psychologist and substance abuse expert Neil Amoore.
They will be helping family members and parents identify possible symptoms of substance abuse as well as advising where to get help and treatment.
Substance abuse - whether casual or social drinking, drug experimentation or severe addictive behaviour (binge drinking and drug abuse) - can be harmful to your own body and mind as well as to other people in your life.
Substance Abuse is when someone uses drugs or alcohol to feel better, or for fun, or even just to relieve anxiety. If they don’t use them, they can feel angry, irritable, or anxious.
Such substances can be identified as drugs and alcohol, which are chemicals that change the way our body works. They include tobacco, snuff, dagga, mandrax, cocaine, and LSD, tik (meth) and nyaope. Over the counter medication such as cough syrup and painkillers as well as everyday household substances like glue, turpentine, benzene, cooking spray and petrol are all drugs that people use to get high and can become addictive.
Once someone is addicted to a drug or alcohol, it can be very difficult to manage. This may cause other symptoms such as depression and anxiety or even trigger schizophrenia.
Signs
Possible signs of someone using drugs:
* Unexpected change in mood/behaviour.
* Changes in appetite.
* Aggressive or frustrated a lot of the time.
* Not concentrating/can’t focus at school or work.
* Smell of smoke or alcohol on the person or their clothes.
* Changes in appearance.
* Loss of interest in personal hygiene.
* Frequent colds and flu, sores on lips, red eyes and coughing.
Denise Mortlock
Mbabane Mental Health Support Group
Work: + 268 2404 8375
Cell: + 268 7635 5152
Email: office@realnet.co.sz
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