MPEP - Methamphetamine Personal Education Program (in-person)

Name: MPEP - Methamphetamine Personal Education Program (in-person)
Start: 2025-04-09T13:00:00+1000
End: 2025-04-09T15:30:00+1000
Location: Uniting AOD Services

Wed, 9 Apr 2025, 1pm - 3:30pm AEST

Uniting AOD Services

Coburg VIC, Australia

AOD Consumer Education Programs

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This program is only for people who want to change their own substance use, as well as for people who are required to attend a drug education session as part of a court diversion order.

This program will provide information about:

The effects of using this substance
Potential risks and harms associated with its use
Strategies to reduce the risks and harms
Strategies to assist in making changes
Information on where to access supports

The session will be conversational and interactive and there will be a few written activities that we will cover. Pen and paper will be provided. You may choose to join in the conversations and discussions and share your goals at the end of the session.

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Uniting runs a series of single session education programs for people who are considering making changes to their substance use. These programs are also available to people who are required to complete and education program as part of a court diversion order. The programs are offered online or in-person at our Coburg site.

Our alcohol and other drug courses:

Alcohol Considering Change (ACC)
Cautious With Cannabis (CWC)
Methamphetamine Personal Education Program (MPEP)
First Offender Court Intervention Service (FOCIS)

Each program runs for 2.5 hours and is FREE to attend. Each program focuses on identifying the effects and harms of using substances, the potential impacts on self and others, and strategies to help people reduce the negative impacts - whether that means controlling their use more, cutting down, stopping for a time, or maintaining changes they've made. We guide you through identifying your goals and supports and provide information about the next steps you may wish to take.

People who complete the course receive an official Certificate of Attendance, which can be provided to the courts to meet legal requirements for some diversion orders and other legal requirements.

Our trainers bring extensive AOD experience and an engaging and interactive group facilitation style, and share their Lived Experience of substance use with attendees where helpful and appropriate.

We emphasise harm reduction strategies, not an abstinence-based approach and understand that everyone is walking their own path on their own journey.

Programs are for consumers (the general public), not for professionals working both in and out of the AOD sector.