Addictions and Pregnancy, information and help
For whatever reason, lots of people get addicted to lots of different substances, from alcohol to ice. Addictions are never healthy or helpful: they hold short term gratification with very destructive and sad long-term payback that impact everyone around the addicted person too. In pregnancy, there is also a little baby that is massively impacted. Thinking about their baby is often a very strong catalyst to make a committed effort to get clean and back on track. Here are some local Sunshine Coast help avenues, and some good resources.
For acute mental health assistance in Queensland, please call: 1300 MH CALL. National support and referral advice is available at Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636) and Mon-Fri 9 – 5 through SANE on 1800 187 263. For addiction support, consider calling the Family Drug Support line on 1300 368 186. For family and crisis support, try Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Addiction and Pregnancy - DrugRehab.com
This is not a local centre, but the information on this page is specifically relating to pregnancy, is really well written and easy to understand.
WHOS, Sunshine Coast
This is a federally funded, Queensland Health supported residential drug free treatment program, situated in the Nambour area. It provides counselling, education and discussion groups, relaxation activities, wellness activities and more.
QuIHN, Sunshine Coast
This is a federally funded, Queensland Health supported residential drug free treatment program, situated in the Nambour area. It provides counselling, education and discussion groups, relaxation activities, wellness activities and more.
Lives Lived Well, Sunshine Coast
Alcohol and drug counselling services and support for young people, including outreach, from our Maroochydore office. Sunshine Coast area including Gympie.
Phone counselling available to all Queensland areas during normal office hours, Monday to Friday, on 1300 727 957. Sunshine Cost office: 1/27 Evans Street (in the headspace building), Maroochydore QLD 4560
Noosa Confidential, Sunshine Coast
Whether you are struggling with recreational drugs or prescribed medication, an unhealthy reliance on alcohol, cigarettes, sugar, food, gambling, shopping, sex or as is usually the case… a combination of the above, addiction is a common issue for clients who attend Noosa Confidential and does not present in isolation. We take a whole life approach to treat the cause of addictive behaviours, rather than buying into the misunderstanding that as long as you are no longer “doing” the behaviour or “taking” the substance, you are “fixed”.
