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Coming Up...

Tue Feb 07 @09:30 - 02:30PM
Changing Habits

Wed Feb 08 @10:30 - 12:00PM
Art Group

Wed Feb 08 @11:00 - 12:00PM
Hep Council Visit

Mon Feb 13 @10:00 - 11:30AM
Play Group - Brisbane

Mon Feb 13 @10:30 -
Mudmaps

Mon Feb 13 @11:00 - 12:00PM
Centerlink in the NSP

‘Hep Cats’ Support group is for hepatitis C positive people, their families, friends, carers and significant others.

1st Wednesday of every month at Maroochydore Neighbourhood Centre from 12.30 - 1.30

5 Avenue, Cotton Tree

Ph: 5443 9576

Would you like to join QuIHN’s team of volunteers?

QuIHN is embarking on a range of exciting new endeavours to fundraise for our future plans and programs.
The fundraising subcommittee has six places for people to assist in our endeavours. Working with us will provide you with lots of opportunities and experiences. For some people we may be able to play a positive role in assisting you to return to work and will be happy to supply references detailing skills and experience you gain whilst being part of our team. We’re looking for outgoing folks who function best in a team environment. Your reputation for integrity and initiative will be essential to your success.
In the first instance apply to Geoff Davey, Assistant General Manager , QuIHN Ltd

Words of wisdom...

"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."
- Mark Twain

Are Drugs Affecting Your Life?
Feeling stuck? Thinking about changes to your drug use?

BREAK FREE AND MOVE FORWARD!

Mudmaps
Get back on track for the week with this Monday morning group. Mudmaps is a facilitated group that provides support and information about a variety of topics such as:

Relapse prevention and management
Understanding triggers and cravings
Improving self-esteem
Relationships and communication
Self-care and stress management.

Learn new ways to break old habits in a safe, friendly & supportive environment Free WORKSHOPS every Monday 10:30 -12:30. Morning Tea Provided!

QuIHN Brisbane Office at 1 Hamilton Place, Bowen Hills 4006
For further enquiries call: 3620 8111

Changing Habits

Starts Tuesday, 7 February 2012

59 Sixth Ave. Cotton Tree, QLD 4558
Tel: 07 5443 9576
Fax 07 5479 1918

The next Changing Habits Group will begin Feb 7th for 11 weeks until 20th April, 2012
For more information, please visit our Sunshine Coast Treatment page here: Changing Habits and Lighthouse

Art Group with Mel

Brisbane NSP Drop in space

Every Wednesday at Brisbane NSP Drop in space.

Lots of fun and no art experience needed; just enthusiasm. A variety of activities will be offered.Morning tea will be provided as well as materials and supplies. Group start at 10:30 in the morning until noon.

All welcome!

In The News..

Brain Imaging Study Evaluates Effects of Ingredients in Marijuana On Brain Functioning During Reactions to Visual Stimuli

ScienceDaily (Jan. 2, 2012) — Different ingredients in marijuana appear to affect regions of the brain differently during brain processing functions involving responses to certain visual stimuli and tasks, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Read the full article

Australians among world's biggest users of cannabis

Read the full article

Opioid Abuse Linked to Mood and Anxiety Disorders

ScienceDaily (Dec. 13, 2011) — A new study provides support for a bi-directional pathway between non-medical prescription opioid use and opioid-use disorder due to non-medical use and several mood anxiety disorders. Read the full article

We’re looking

for outgoing folks who function best in a team environment. Your reputation for integrity and initiative will be essential to your success.

Find out more in an article below (left column).Thank you.

Guide To Coping
This 94 page resource is a collaborative effort between QuIHN and Family Drug Support, and developed in consultation with families directly affected by someone else’s drug use.

The Happiness Trap
Popular ideas about happiness are misleading, inaccurate and are directly contributing to our current epidemic of stress, anxiety and depression. And unfortunately, popular psychological approaches are making it even worse!

QPAMS

QPAMS is the QLDS Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Medication and Support Service. It is a peer based service for people who are on pharmacotherapy treatment in the Brisbane area.QPAMS is a service of QuIVAA

To find out more go to QuIVAA page here.

The CHI Study – for people with hepatitis C
We want all people in Australia who have ever been diagnosed with hepatitis C to participate in the first ever longitudinal social research study into hepatitis C!

Chi Study

The CHI Study is a national, online, social research study finding more about the lives of people who have been diagnosed with hepatitis C. Funded by the Australian Federal Government, and supported by all Hepatitis Councils, it is currently on-line NOW.

The study is available to all people who have ever been diagnosed with hepatitis C – even people who have cleared the virus. It does not matter whether you have or have not been treated we want to hear about your experiences of living with hepatitis C.

We are looking to get as large a national sample of people from right across Australia as possible, to help us paint an accurate picture of what living with hepatitis C is truly like – this includes those of you from regional and remote areas, as well as capital cities – and we need them to participate.

The study looks at factors that have not previously been investigated on over a period of time. Some of these factors include relationships, attitudes to certain therapies and decisions around families and treatment.

Join the study now by going to www.chistudy.org.au, because the more people that contribute, the better our picture will be.

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