Posted on 08 May 2013. Tags: CADS, community alcohol and drug services, Diana Rands, gender identity
The discrimination trans* people face everyday is consistent, often insidious and in many cases invisible to others. Most trans* people [...]
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Posted on 25 April 2013. Tags: CADS, community alcohol and drug services, Diana Rands, love and relationships, substance abuse
Is your life ruled or affected by someone else’s problematic use of alcohol and other drugs (AOD)? If so, you [...]
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Posted on 29 March 2013. Tags: CADS, community alcohol and drug services, Diana Rands, recovery
In my last column I talked about the wheel of change. To recap briefly, the stages of change are pre-contemplation, [...]
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Lifestyle
Posted on 11 March 2013. Tags: CADS, community drug and alcohol services, Diana Rands, personal growth
We live in a changing world. Change is a part of life. We all have to get used to constant [...]
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Lifestyle
Posted on 25 February 2013. Tags: CADS, community alcohol and drug services, Diana Rands, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse
What a great Pride Festival – congratulations to the many people who gave hours of (mainly voluntary) time to make [...]
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Posted on 08 February 2013. Tags: CADS, community drug and alcohol services, Diana Rands, drug use
Of course no drug use is the safest and you can have a fantastic time without substances. But if you [...]
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Posted on 31 January 2013. Tags: CADS, caffeine, community drug and alcohol services, Diana Rands, drinking
Ye ha, the Auckland Pride Festival is here! It is so great that we are getting the opportunity to gorge [...]
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Lifestyle
Posted on 21 January 2013. Tags: CADS, cannabis, community drug and alcohol services, Diana Rands, health and wellbeing
In this column I would like to focus on what’s commonly called the ‘legal high’ – synthetic cannabis. Although many [...]
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