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Legal Highs Banned Until Proven Safe: Ministry of Health Info Sheet

The Government has banned psychoactive substances as from midnight Wednesday 7th May 2014 until such substances can be deemed totally safe for users.

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It can be expected that some people will have stockpiled supplies and may use them a little more indiscriminately than usual, others may be resorting to illegal means to purchase supplies and others, hopefully most, will choose to no longer use these now illegal substances.

Many previous users will be able to manage their withdrawal process; however others may experience significant withdrawal symptoms that may last for several weeks or even months.

The Ministry of Health has provided a one page sheet providing advice to people withdrawing from psychoactive substances. This sheet may also be helpful for people supporting someone facing withdrawal: Getting Help-Psychoactive Substances

Getting Help for Someone in Acute Mental Distress

The ADHB Family and Whanau forum will be taking place, including presentations from:

Carolyn Swanson (Service User Lead – Te Pou)
Anne Brebner (Nursing Clinical Advisor – Te Pou)
Kayte Godwood (Lifeline – Suicide Prevention)

Joining panel discussion will be:
ADHB Community Acute Service Clinical Coordinators
Senior Sergeant Ross Endicott-Davies (Police Liaison)

When:
Thursday May 8th 2014

Time:
7:00pm – 9:00pm

Where:
Western Springs Garden Community Hall
956 Great North Rd, Western Springs (opposite Western Springs Park)

For more details contact:
ADHB Family Advisor, Leigh Murray ph:307 4949 x26520 or email lmurray@adhb.govt.nz
No Charge – Registration not required

A Note to Visitors

IF YOU NEED SUPPORT RIGHT NOW:

Call or text 1737 for 24/7 phone counsellors
LifeLine: 0800 543 354
Tautoko Suicide Helpline 0508 TAUTOKO
Youthline: 0800376633 | Free text: 234

Your local crisis team is available 24 hours a day and their number is listed at the front of your phone book and in The Community Resources Directory here on the Engage Aotearoa website. In Auckland phone 0800 800 717 in the ADHB and WDHB regions or 0800 775 222 in the CMDHB area.

CALL 111 IN AN EMERGENCY.

Visit the Coping Kete to find self-help tips for Surviving a Crisis.

Please keep in mind the Engage Aotearoa website is a voluntary initiative and an information service only. The views on this website represent perspectives of recovery based on personal, lived experience of accessing services, and supporting loved ones combined with evidence from the field of psychology.

The information shared on this website should not replace advice from a clinician who is informed of your particular set of circumstances.

I aim to share evidence-based perspectives that are respectful of the many different approaches to recovery and to keep the information shared here up to date. I welcome feedback to help me do this. If you find yourself confused, distressed or excluded by anything on this website, please contact me to share your feedback and seek support. Keep in mind that it may take several days for me to respond to your email. If you need immediate support please reach out to family, friends, or one of the support lines above.

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Legal Highs Banned Until Proven Safe: Ministry of Health Info Sheet

Getting Help for Someone in Acute Mental Distress

A Note to Visitors