Substance use, intoxication and withdrawal management: 23 Feb 2024

Registrations for this event are now full. To be added to a waitlist please email tayla.williams@tepou.co.nz.

Substance use, intoxication and withdrawal management is a workshop for workers in more clinical settings. The workshop will help workers to:

• understand the function of substance use and the impact of stigma on help seeking
• recognise harmful and risky substance use
• develop practical strategies to assess and manage behavioural disturbance due to intoxication and withdrawal
• recognise and respond to withdrawal.

The workshops will also explore:

• how to engage with people who use substances
• what is harm reduction
• how to provide harm reduction advice for people who continue to use substances
• how to refer to specialist addiction services
• other community supports.