Addiction and Pregnancy

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.

pregnancy addiction centre USA

 

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.

 

WHOS organisation

 

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.

 

QuIHN webpage

 

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

 

lives well lived drug counselling

 

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”.

Noosa Confidential website