Drink & Drug Wise
Drink and Drug Wise is a self-help, educational and awareness programme, that helps people overcome problems with alcohol and drugs.
It is suitable for use as part of healthcare provision by companies and businesses. As it is available on line at any time, it can be accessed at home and provides an innovative self help solution for employees.
Drink and Drug Wise can also be used effectively within a healthcare environment.
The programme was designed by experts in the psychology of substance abuse and combines clinically valid methods with established adult and distance learning techniques.
The primary focus, as a self-help tool, is for people with lower level problems: the aim being to prevent these users becoming serious abusers, and to help them change drinking and drug habits to lessen the impact on jobs and relationships in everyday life.
The material and information in the programme could also be of benefit for people with higher level problems. Accordingly users of the programme are prompted to take appropriate and timely medical advice.
Drink & Drug Wise offers, interactive assessments, information and tips and a multimedia personal programme including tools and worksheets.
- The interactive assessments use clinically valid modules to help users identify how much alcohol or drugs they are taking, and its effects on their health and everyday life. It then guides them to set appropriate goals
- Supporting information and tips are provided about the effects of alcohol and drugs, appropriate medical treatments, and how to get help. There is also extensive information for family and friends.
- The forty-five minute multimedia personal programme teaches the user how to keep track of their goals, manage risky situations and cravings, prepare for change and get help from others. The programme uses case studies and examples to best illustrate these topics.
- The programme also contains interactive tools and worksheets to enable the user to plan ahead, record their progress, and keep on track.
Drink and Drug Wise was designed for use in the workplace and therefore built with privacy and security in mind. Only the user can access their information with their personal user name and password.