Well Well Well

29 Jan 2024

SMART Groups and Managing Addiction – Harm Reduction Summer Series Part 4

Alcohol & Drug Harm Reduction

SMART Groups are made for LGBTIQA+ people in Adelaide interested in managing addiction, including changing their relationship with alcohol and drugs. SMART Recovery groups help people to build and maintain motivation, cope with urges and cravings and to lead a balanced life.

Alcohol and other drug peer worker at Thorne Harbour SA Scott Walker joins us to explore our our community works towards managing addiction.

Catch our other episodes as part of out Harm Reduction Summer Series on Drug Checking and Party Harm Reduction 

SMART Groups and other alcohol and drug programs in South Australia https://thorneharbour.org/south-australia/aodsa/

Connect with Thorne Harbour SA https://linktr.ee/thorneharboursa

 

Photo by AllGo – An App For Plus Size People on Unsplash

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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