back briefly. . . been to straddie again.. heavenly

Brisbane Based and needing assistance for addiction?

I have compiled this incomplete list for a friend who had a friend who's partner was in trouble...... so I decided to put the list here so that I can direct further enquires here.. and so that I only need to compile it once.. all comments are just my opinion and carry no professional backing.
An outline of what is known to me in regard to rehabilitation options in Queensland for drug and alcohol ( and in some instances gambling).. not a complete list but a start..
The client needs to have been through a detox to enter a rehab... there is a good list in the pdf document that is on the Goorie house (down the bottom of the list) website..
There are further options for individuals with private health cover.
This list is primarily for those without private cover. There is usually some intitial entrance cost and ongoing fee but it is the smallest you'll be able to find.. If you know of any other please comment here.
For a female the options are very limited.
Lucinda House
Ozcare ( St Vincents) has two residential rehabs for men… one in Ipswich and one in Cooparoo. Also ‘in house’ .. see web link above. Both co-ordinators of those services in May 08 are known to me and are highly likely to be of help to the client and family.

For women with Children… Karalika in Canberra
r Odyssey House in Sydney
Assistance for women with children to stay at home and receive home support visits. ..
Amend is run via Spiritus (St Luke’s)
AMEND (Assisting Mothers to End the Need for Drugs)138 Juliette Street, Greenslopes 4120PO Box 167 Stones Corner 4120Phone: 07 3421 2845 Fax: 07 3421 2888
A home-based relapse prevention and management service that is free of charge for pregnant and parenting women who want to deal with their use of alcohol and other drugs and the impact these have on their own lives and the lives of their families. Participation is voluntary and free of charge.



Rehab ….very good for heroin addiction…. The Buttery near Byron Bay- the only tricky bit I found there was to enter back into the community in Brisbane when so much of your support network has been manufactured in Byron.


To get into a rehab your client needs to have been detoxed… some rehabs have their own detox….
FAIRHAVEN DETOX UNIT – Lot 497 Parklands Dve, Southport. Ph: 07 5571 5248. Provide short term detoxification for people wanting to withdraw from alcohol. Introduction to the 12 step programme of AA.
FAIRHAVEN REHABILITATION UNIT – Lot 497 Parklands Dve, Southport. Ph: 07 5594 7288 longer-term residential programme for people with drug or alcohol problems.
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN PRIVATE CLINIC – 37 Bilinga St, Currumbin. Ph: 07 5534 4944 or 1800 819 851. Private psychiatric clinic providing detox and treatment for people with drug and alcohol problems. Included is group therapy and introduction to AA and the 12 step programme.
MIRAKAI - West Burleigh Rd, Burleigh Heads. Ph: 07 5535 4302 – provide a long term residential treatment programme for young people with drug and alcohol problems – 15 to 29yrs. Also offer telephone counselling; out client groups; family therapy; drug diversion initiatives and community awareness education courses.

I found the below publication suggested via Mirakai- book for sale for families.

http://www.zeus-publications.com/empowering_families.htm


The below link is to a pdf document in relation to Moonyah- in Red Hill – rehab which has the drug diversion program in place ( as does Mirakai)- so if the individual is in difficulty with the law this may be an option- depending on where the case is heard.. I know Ipswich and Beenleigh are part of the program.
This Rehab includes chapel so it does ‘sell’ Christianity and Salvation Army and is based on abstinence and 12 step programs… AA and NA… but if you can ‘take what you like and leave the rest’.. It does provide residential care and support – you can get a Dr’s certificate and can be given sickness benefits via centrelink- the rehab is then ‘paid’ from this benefit.
http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/2006-drugDiversion/10Day.pdf

Logan House

Logan House is 36-bed, medium-term Drug Rehabilitation Centre located on the Logan River midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and aimed at assisting individuals to better cope with life without drugs and alcohol.

Participants in the program enter following an assessment process People who come into the program may be self referred,or recommended by doctors, courts, or specialist medical practitioners.

Funding for the Logan House is provided by ADFQ with the assistance of Queensland Health, and the federal Department of Health & Ageing (DOHA)..
For more information contact:

Logan House Rehabilitation Centre
Postal Address : PO Box 65
KINGSTON QLD 4114
Phone : 07 5546 3900
Fax : 07 5546 8223
Email : loganhouse@adfq.org
Website : http://www.adfq.org/loganhouse
Appointment Required? Yes

Government Help Line
Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drug Branch
24 Hour Information &Counselling Service(07) 3837 5986
FREECALL1800 177 833

Indigenous Males

GOORI HOUSE RECOVERY CENTRE
PO Box 1186, CLEVELAND, QLD 4163
69 Haggup St Cleveland 4163
(07) 3821 7633
Fax
(07) 3821 1260
admin@goorihouse.org.au
www.goorihouse.com.au

the dog on the highway feeling

I heard someone mention that they felt like a dog on the highway recently- I know that feeling. The I  read that Scott of the antartic camped alone in a tent and due to a snow storm and the subsequent 'whiteout' lost his tent although only out for a short walk. 

He chosse to create a new start point or center and planted a stick in the snow. He then ventured out ten steps from that stick and back in each direction until he found his tent...... Smart! Seems like a great anaology for life. W

long time no see

Hi... I am back briefly. I have become a happy face book member and have consequently abandoned this site. Facebook seems to be easier to network with friends through - this one is more anonymous and kind of scarily more open..

But anyway I needed to check something on someone else's blogg so .. here I am.

Just had another birthday in sunny down town queensland.. see the photo )

and now he's not the leader of the opposition

Well ... there you go. Shows just how long since I have been on this site. That meeting would now have been with the prime minister. I have changed jobs again, thank goodness. I needed to move on. So..... still challenges but different ones.
I have now been using face book... yes, I'll admit to being a permissive blogger. I loike it, it's more personal although I am not so good at loading images there..
Never mind hope your world is going well .... W

Leader of the opposition in the book shop

Well ........ I went to look at new pushbikes today to replace the one I had stolen. The week I had a disastrous time at work my bike was also taken so today I thought I'd try and get manageable and serious about buying me a new one.
Embarrassing because I had had my old bike for so long that I can't fathom how to change gears on these new fangled machines..... anyway
afterwards I went to the book shop/cafe to meet a friend for a cuppa and the national leader of the opposition came to have a cuppa with his wife and media entourage (it's his electorate). I attempted to scuttle into a corner but it just happened to be the corner he (and two camera men with cameras rolling) came past. .......... scary. He was like a movie star. How does anyone live like that. Weird. It was like being in a reality tv show except it was reality (well I was in reality), He was sooo clean and his wife was soooo clean and pressed. Sunday afternoon cafe visit. It's quite surreal. He said hello to everyone and made eye contact with me and would have said hello except for the perfected 'stunned mullet' look I had on. I mean I don't know him so it seemed weird to say hi. And anyway I was busy looking at buying a copy of 'Miss Smilias feeling for snow' for a gift for Christmas (yes I start now!- if you were in adrenal burnout you'd be starting now too.... rushing is not an option). My cousin loaned me that book- It was great. I also just finished 'The Glass Castle' which someone gave me for my birthday months ago. It was great. So... as I say I was busy.. and then later I realised I missed the opportunity to tell him that I had recently read his policy on gaming machines and was happy to hear his stand. I work in the area of community education about the impact, prevalence of gambling .. but it was Sunday and as I say I was very busy!......... I hope your year is going swimmingly..

off to straddie

off on holidays.....back to straddie... feeds the soul.
reading Thomas Moore "Care of the Soul" helps to bring me into the moment. Reminds me to enjoy the depth and beauty available to each moment. tricky to keep up- letting life go grey.
hope your year is going well.