Saturday, March 1, 2014

Training: Drugs, Families and Society - Vancouver

Drugs, Families and Society 
Public Education Series by Mark Haden

Presented by From Grief to Action: Parents Group

Dates: Tuesday from 10:30am – 12:00pm
Location: St Mary’s Kerrisdale @ 2490 W 37th Ave at Larch


This free series of 6 lectures discussions and films deals with drug use and misuse, dependency and parenting. These lectures are by Mark Haden who has a refreshingly personal approach to this discussion.  All are welcome to attend including: parents, family members, individuals with dependency concerns, professionals and interested community members. 

Session 1: The Development of AddictionMarch 4 & May 20, 2014
•Understanding problematic substance use

Session 2: Chemicals and the BodyMarch 11 & May 27, 2014
•How the body systems are effected by alcohol and other drugs

Session 3: The Recovery ProcessMarch 25 & June 3, 2014
•What is treatment?

Session 4: The Family ContextApril 29 & June 10, 2014
•Family dynamics where addiction is a problem

Session 5: Helping othersMay 6 & June 17, 2014
•What you can do if your child, partner or family member has problematic substance use

Session 6: Healing our SocietyMay 13 June 24, 2014
•A public health approach to illegal drugs or “why drug prohibition does not work” and “what are the alternatives”?

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