Well, it's here again ....and it only seems like yesterday : Tomorrow is New Year's Eve . An night  when many of us will once again make resolutions to improve our health or change bad habits – some of us will resolve never to make a New Years resolution again !

 That’s because habits are hard to kick.

 If you have an addiction whether it is cigarettes, alcohol, drugs or computer games, stopping is hard to do alone.

 Maybe the resolution this year should be to get some help to deal with bad habits and addiction.

 This evening on the program I want to concentrate on dealing with addiction - what it is and how to beat it.

MY GUESTS INCLUDE

Todd Harper  - CEO Vic Health , formerly Executive Director of  QUIT

 Robin Room  -  Professor of Alcohol Policy Research at the School of Population Health, University of Melbourne and the Director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at Turning Point.

 Prof Jon Currie  -  Director, Addiction Medicine and Mental Health, St Vincent’s Hospital who was appointed the new Chair of the Victorian Drug and Alcohol Prevention Council

 Venetia Brissenden -   Senior Education & Training Officer at Uniting Care Moreland Hall. She has a background in Social Work and has worked as a counsellor, youth worker and educator in the AOD sector for the last 9 years

LINKS , MORE INFO AND SUPPORT

 VIC HEALTH  click here

 QUIT   click  here    or phone 13 7848

TURNING POINT click here

 MORELAND HALL -  click here  

AUSTRALIAN DRUG FOUNDATION  click here   

 DIRECTLINE (counselling & information)  1800 888 236

DACAS (clinical advisory service )  1800 812 804

GAMBLER'S HELPLINE (VICTORIA) 1800 156 789

TRANX ( now Reconnexions)   click here

 Alcoholics Anonymous Australia  click here  

 VICTORIAN DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION COUNCIL

media release about new chair