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Published January 27th, 2008
1804. An Essay, Medical, Philosophical and Chemical on Drunkeness and Its Effects on the Human Body. by Dr. Thomas Trotter. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row. Trotter was one of the first physicians to describe alcoholism as a disease. Dr. Trotter states. “…and when they marry, they get wenches: they are generally fools and cowards;”.
”…the […]
Published December 3rd, 2007
Today (3/12/07) the media campaign that Ross Woodward and his staff from MediaKey has put together for NOFASARD and the Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association (RFFADA) has resulted in a huge response from the media. Almost every major paper, radio and television station in the nation has participated in the campaign. The […]
Published November 11th, 2007
Strategies for Australian Government Employment Specialists was written for people who work in the employment services industry with individuals suffering from the symptoms and characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Independence for affected people will be difficult in the best of circumstances and employment can be the conduit to achieving some level of self-reliance and […]
Published November 11th, 2007
The Salvation
Army Present
No Blame No Shame!
A seminar and networking lunch in which three international guests will speak from a wealth of practice experience on identifying and supporting people with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
“Defending clients with FASD” - David Boulding
David is a Canadian barrister with over twenty years of experience in the criminal […]
Published October 12th, 2007
In a few months my third book will be published or placed on this website for free use (I am still not sure which) on open employment and FASD specifically for the Australian situation. The book describes the process of referral through to the many employment or pre-employment programs in Australia along with strategies and […]
Published July 2nd, 2007
During the 1st National Conference on FASD hosted by The Drug Education Network in Tasmania in June, Yvonne Tilley raised a motion concerning the labelling of alcoholic drinks in Australia. She moved that the conference request the Federal Government to legislate that all alcoholic beverages sold in Australia carry warning labels highlighting that drinking alcohol […]
Published March 8th, 2007
Available now from http://www.zeus-publications.com/alcohol_and_pregnancy_no_blame.htm
Published January 24th, 2007
i cant believe any government is even thinking about doing this. How many women will admit to drinking if they think they will incarcerated somewhere? How will that help in the long term? If you take away the alcohol from an addicted person, that doesnt mean the problem is over. Im sure this is one […]
Published January 21st, 2007
Women’s Day – January 15th 2007 A story about Jackie Steele whose
son has FAS – “No one warned me it was dangerous. My GP said that up to four units (of alcohol) a week was fine.”
Published January 21st, 2007
………..Scientific research has well established that adverse health consequences from abusing alcohol can occur, not just at certain points in pregnancy, but throughout it. In the article in UCLA Women’s Law Journal titled “The Meaning, Status, and Future of Reproductive Autonomy: The Case of Alcohol Use During Pregnancy,” researchers found states with few elected women […]
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