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FADE Update

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Our new online community focused approach aims to have wide reach and impact in the community. This e-newsletter will provide relevant up-to-date information for each of our identified communities. We welcome your suggestions about ways in which we can improve our website and service. Email info@fade.org.nz.

Teaching and education

teacher and student
FADE will run regional workshops for educators and health professionals during September and October. Go to http://www.fade.org.nz/workshops-and-seminars/ for further information and to register online.

The Australian Drug Foundation and its Centre for Youth Drug Studies, in partnership with the Ted Noffs Foundation, have recently announced the 5th International Conference on Drugs & Young People which will take place at the AJC Convention Centre, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia from the 24 - 26 May 2006. See http://www.fade.org.nz/communities/teaching-and-education/internationalconference.php for further information.

Young people

Two girls
Have you seen our new online interactive? What Drug is That? has been developed to help you make sense of all the drugs available and what they do to your body. Go to http://www.fade.org.nz/communities/young-people/ to check out this new online game.

Industry

construction worker
FADE's Executive Director Colin Bramfitt continues to work nationwide with the PlaceMakers JV to develop workplace alcohol and drug policy. For further information about how we can help you in the workplace please email resources@fade.org.nz to receive a free service information brochure. To read about our Alcohol and Drug Policy development workshops go to http://www.fade.org.nz/workshops-and-seminars/.
 
FADE would like to acknowledge and thank the principal sponsors of our new website. These sponsors are:
Winstone Aggregates
PlaceMakers
Golden Bay Cement
Pacific Steel Group

Parents and caregivers

people and baby
Party pills seem to be ‘top of mind’ when we think about teenagers these days. We have recently put some new information about this on our website. Please see http://www.fade.org.nz/alcohol-and-drug-info/bzp.php.  The Community Alcohol and Drug Service (CADS) have also produced SORTED 2 a publication that provides safer partying guidelines. The online version can be viewed here http://www.cads.org.nz/Sorted/LegalDrugAlt.asp.
 
Inhalants are also proving topical of late and so FADE has produced an informative pamphlet on Nitrous Oxide (NOS). You can read about NOS on our website http://www.fade.org.nz/alcohol-and-drug-info/nos.php and buy any of our resources online at http://www.fade.org.nz/resources/.
FADE will produce a new resource for parents later this year so watch this space!

Sports

cyclist
Which drug do you think New Zealand sports people mostly test positive for? Steroids or amphetamine? No it’s cannabis!
 
With the recent media attention surrounding New Zealand sports celebrities and drugs, sports and drugs are now more than ever closely associated. For up to the minute, information and news about drugs in sport, visit the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency website NZSDA http://www.nzsda.co.nz/.

Raising the issues

NOS brochure
Are you worried about the ever emerging number of designer drugs available today?
How do you feel about healthy people taking pills for better mental performance?
 
Visit the FADE online forum to post your opinion about these frequently debated topics. Go to http://www.fade.org.nz/forums/  

Useful web links referred to in this newsletter were:

Lion Foundation

FADE would like to thank the Lion Foundation for their on-going support and for kindly sponsoring this online newsletter.

Lion Foundation

FADE would like to thank Principal Partner the Lion Foundation for their ongoing support and recognition of the work we do in New Zealand communities.
Lion Foundation

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