The National Native Alcohol and Drugs Abuse Program (NNADAP), which was created in 1981, is a Health Canada program for which the management is mostly carried out by the First Nations communities and organisations. The main objective of this program is to help the First Nations and Inuit to establish and provide programs that aim to decrease the high rates of alcohol, drug and solvent abuse among the community members.
NNADAP supports a national network that comprises 52 treatment centres for hospitalised patients for a total of 700 beds. You will find general information on these centres by consulting the Treatment Centre Directory, which has been established and updated in the framework of this program.
Social and cultural components that are specific to First Nations and Inuit are also elements of NNADAP.
Today, NNADAP includes more than 550 prevention programs and over 700 workers (Directory of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Addictions Workers) – almost all of which are employed by the First Nations and Inuit communities. NNADAP contributes to three (3) main types of activities:
- Prevention: series of awareness activities that aim to prevent serious issues in terms of the abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
- Intervention: various activities that aim to treat substance abuse problems as early as possible.
- Treatment: offer rehabilitation programs of short duration.
Regarding prevention, the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission, in collaboration with Health Canada, has developed several tools in order to foster and promote health and sobriety in the communities.
- The Addictions Awareness Week promotes drug-free lifestyles among the First Nations communities, families and individuals who live in reserves – by helping the communities and/or organisations to develop activities that enable them to build capacity to raise awareness among the population regarding addictions and ways to combat addictions so that people are able to adopt healthy behaviours.
- The Aboriginal Youth: Alcohol and Drugs This booklet provides youth, and the adults who support them, with information that is up-to-date and accurate while respecting their intelligence. The booklet also fosters support, communication and prevention.
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- Campaign on Pathological Gambling, in collaboration with the Commission de la Santé, the FNQLHSSC launched two pathological gambling campaigns, in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. A third campaign that will focus on the prevention of pathological gambling will be launched in the fall of 2008. Check in with us on a regular basis because additional information will be made available to you in the following months!
In the fall of 2006, NNADAP interveners had the opportunity to participate in a training session to help them get to know the issues related to gambling and be able to screen those who have excessive gambling problems.
A second training session provided by the FNQLHSSC, in collaboration with the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, is currently being followed by many community interveners. In fact, the first part of the Aboriginal Youth Intervention Training Program started in April of 2008. The program aims for the development of practical youth intervention competencies that are adapted to the realities of First Nations youth – while taking into consideration the experience of the communities in this field.
FONCTIONS DESCRIPTION of NNADAP.
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New report from Health Canada
« Drug Analysis Report on Designer Drugs Seized in Quebec
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Regional NNADAP Needs Assessment
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Treatment centres
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