{"id":569,"date":"2021-10-27T16:28:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T08:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/?page_id=569"},"modified":"2024-12-11T21:37:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:37:18","slug":"alcohol-drugs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/health\/resources\/alcohol-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol and other drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/DSC_9090_1500-3-aspect-ratio-2-1-1.jpg.optimal.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of laptop being used\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-df-font-size\">Students de-stress in different ways. Making healthy decisions are important and that includes whether or not to use alcohol or other drugs. Use the below information to get more information about a specific drug or find out how to talk to someone about your drug use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to discuss alcohol or drug use, get support or advice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhc.wa.gov.au\/alcoholanddrugsupportline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alcohol and Drug Support Line<\/a>\u00a0is a confidential, non-judgmental telephone counselling, information and referral service for anyone seeking help for their own or another person&#8217;s alcohol or drug use. It&#8217;s available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drugaware.com.au\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drugaware.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drug Aware<\/a>\u00a0also has support via phone, email and live chat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also access Curtin&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/counselling-wellbeing\/counselling\/\" data-type=\"page\">Psychological and Counselling Service<\/a>s\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/health\/medical-centre\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"564\">Health Service<\/a>\u00a0for confidential non-judgemental support and advice\u00a0from psychologists, doctors and nurses. These are free services for all students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alcohol and other drug information<\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Need-emergency-help?\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Need-emergency-help?\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Need-emergency-help?\">Need emergency help?<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Need-emergency-help?\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>A drug or alcohol overdose can be life threatening. Overdose occurs when the level of intoxication from the drug reaches a point where it begins to produce physical and\/or psychological harm. If an overdose occurs, knowing what to look for and how to respond can be the only way to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drugaware.com.au\/staying-safe\/drug-toxicity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">save a life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an emergency call an ambulance (<a href=\"tel:000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">000<\/a> from anywhere in Australia). Keep calm and follow their instructions.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Alcohol-and-recreational-drugs---the-facts\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Alcohol-and-recreational-drugs---the-facts\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Alcohol-and-recreational-drugs---the-facts\">Alcohol and recreational drugs &#8211; the facts<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Alcohol-and-recreational-drugs---the-facts\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>For reliable and accurate information to help you decide, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/alcoholthinkagain.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alcohol think again<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; health information, advice and support.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drugaware.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drug Aware<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; credible, factual information to help you make decisions about recreational drug use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Want-to-stop-smoking?-Quit-Line-can-help\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Want-to-stop-smoking?-Quit-Line-can-help\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Want-to-stop-smoking?-Quit-Line-can-help\">Want to stop smoking? Quit Line can help<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Want-to-stop-smoking?-Quit-Line-can-help\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>If you want to stop smoking\u00a0and you&#8217;re not sure where to start, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.quitnow.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QuitNow website<\/a>. They have some great resources and helplines that can help you through the steps that you need to take.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Visit-resources-on-addiction\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Visit-resources-on-addiction\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Visit-resources-on-addiction\">Visit resources on addiction<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Visit-resources-on-addiction\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/counselling-wellbeing\/resources\/addiction\/\">Addiction resources page<\/a> presented by Curtin&#8217;s Psychological and Counselling Services for more information.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Responsible Service of Alcohol certification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to work with alcohol under Australian employment laws, you must have your Responsible Service of Alcohol certification. 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The course can be undertaken in just a few hours, entirely online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Statement of Attainment for the unit is a recognised RSA certificate valid in Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"button\"\n        \n        data-align=\"left\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Button block\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n    \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n                    <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.eot.edu.au\/online-courses\/RSA\/WA\/\"\n    class=\"button  button--black filled\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Learn more about RSA\">Learn more about RSA<\/a>\n    <\/mimas-block>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students de-stress in different ways. 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