Drugs, Families & Society-Series of 7 Community Education Lectures- Register!!!

 

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Drugs, Families & Society

Series of 7 Community Education Lectures

Speaker
Mark Haden, M.S.W.

Adjunct Professor UBC School of Population and Public Health

At Simon Fraser University-Surrey Campus 13450 – 102nd Avenue, Surrey, BC

All Lectures Start at 6:00pm-8:00pm Sharp

Refreshments & Networking at 5:30pm

 

Lecture & Discussion 1: The Development of Addiction- Tues, April 7^th, 2015-Room SUR 5240

Understanding problematic substance use

Lecture & Discussion 2: Chemicals and the Body- Tues, April 14^th, 2015-Room SUR 5240

How the body systems are effected by alcohol and other drugs

Lecture & Discussion 3: The Recovery Process- Tues, April 21^th, 2015-Room SUR 5140

What is treatment?

Lecture & Discussion 4: The Family Context- Tues, April 28^th, 2015-Room SUR 5240

Family dynamics where addiction is a problem

Lecture & Discussion 5: Helping others- Tues, May 5^th, 2015-Room SUR 5240

What you can do if your child, partner or family member has problematic substance use

Lecture & Discussion 6: Harm Reduction Theory- Tues, May 12^th, 2015-Room SUR 5240

This presentation explores the theory, history and evidence behind the harm reduction approach to drugs and drug users

Lecture & Discussion 7: Healing our Society- Tues, May 19^th, 2015-Room SUR 5240

A public health approach to illegal drugs or “why drug prohibition does not work” and “what are the alternatives”?

***These lecturers are bold in the exploration of new ideas***

 

Some of the themes and topics explored in this lecturers include:

ü  Honest drug education – which offers an apology for the dishonesty of the past

ü  Addiction as an attachment disorder

ü  Supervised injection sites are a compassionate service response

ü  A public health approach to the regulation of currently illegal drugs

ü  Harm reduction is keeping someone alive long enough to seek help

 

REGISTER for each event night via the link below

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/drugs-families-and-society-time-to-change-approached-tickets-16130813698

Limited Audience Capacity             Further info: sansusurrey@gmail.com  

 

                                          

 

Hosted by: SANSU- Surrey Area Network of Substance Users

Educational Partners: Fraser Health Authority, City of Surrey, Simon Fraser University, Lookout Society,

Royal Canadian Legion-Peace Arch Zone- Ladies Auxiliary

 

 

Respectfully,

 

 

Keith Smith,

Founder

SANSU

Surrey Area Network of Substance Users

"...We Live Here Too!"

Email: sansusurrey@gmail.com

Ph: 604-612-7070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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