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Nova announcer Daniel Gawned and Nova News Director Denee Savoia will present a one-hour Nova’s All Ears special on facing the facts about ecstasy, coinciding with Drug Action Week, on Sunday 19 June from 9pm on the Nova network.

The Australian Government’s National Drugs Campaign, through this one-hour Nova’s All Ears, will provide the facts about ecstasy to educate young Australians about the risks and harms of illicit drug use.

Daniel G and Denee will be joined by special guests Professor Margaret Hamilton AO, Australian National Council on Drugs; Associate Professor Robert Ali, Director of Community Based Treatment Interventions for Drug & Alcohol Services, South Australia and guest speaker Mick, a former ecstasy user, to discuss the facts and fiction about ecstasy.

With the assistance of Professor Hamilton and Associate Professor Ali, the Nova network aims to educate and advise listeners about the short and long term effects of ecstasy use, what it does to the brain and body and the dangers of poly-drug use.

Guest speaker Mick will tell his remarkable story of ecstasy use, a catalyst for the development of a serious drug problem predominately involving prescription medication. Mick has beaten his addiction and is now working for Odyssey House in NSW to help rehabilitate other drug users.

For more information on facing the facts about ecstasy and other illicit drugs and contact details for counseling and support services please refer to the Nova website novafm.com.au or the National Drugs Campaign website australia.gov.au/drugs

Drug Action Week runs from 19 to 24 June and is a week of activities held nationally to raise awareness about alcohol and other drugs issues in Australia. The week also highlights the achievements of the dedicated individuals who work within the AOD sector to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm. For further information refer to drugactionweek.org.au

Nova’s All Ears…Face The Facts About Ecstasy - Nova network nationally on Sunday 19 June from 9pm to 10pm

SPECIAL GUESTS ON NOVA’S ALL EARS...FACE THE FACTS ABOUT ECSTASY

Professor Margaret Hamilton AO – University of Melbourne has over 30 years experience in the drug and alcohol field including clinical work, education and research. She was the founding director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre in Victoria and currently serves on various alcohol and drug related boards and policy advisory groups including the Advisory Group to the Drug Policy Modelling Programme.

Associate Professor Robert Ali is a Public Health and Addiction Medicine physician with 26 years experience in the alcohol and drug area. He is the Director of a WHO Collaborating Centre for the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol problems in the School of Media Sciences, University of Adelaide. Associate Professor Ali was also Chair of National Expert Advisory Committee on Illicit Drugs.

NOVA’S ALL EARS...FACE THE FACTS ABOUT ECSTASY

Nova’s All Ears is a dmg Radio Australia “Cool to Care” initiative. Nova’s All Ears addresses the issues listeners face and provides them with a forum for discussion, information and advice with experts. Nova’s All Ears broadcasts include specials on the P-plate debate, Youth Suicide and Depression, Make Poverty History, the Alfred Hospital National Bushfire outside broadcast, Sound Relief, Bullying, Cannabis Use and Youth Homelessness.

The National Drugs Campaign aims to contribute to a reduction in the uptake of ecstasy and other illicit drugs among young Australians aged 15–21 years, by raising awareness of the harms associated with drug use and encouraging and supporting decisions not to use. www.australia.gov.au/drugs
 

14/06/2011 by janeelliott