Defined Terms and Documents      'Aboriginal Teenager Life Skills' RTV Social Inclusion Early Intervention Programme 

Quicksand Of Recreational Drug Dependence means Substance Abuse (eg. an addiction to cigarettes and/or alcohol and/or other recreational drugs) which -

(a)        causes Lifestyle Related Chronic Diseases;

(b)        reduces QOL; and

(c)        diminishes Duration Of Life.

Quicksand Of Recreational Drug Dependence is one of the Four Nasty Pitfalls Besetting Teenagers that Life Skills Guardians, as one of Eleven Mentor Roles, supported by Sporting Role Models and Indigenous Local Connectors, will alert Ten Regional Township Teams of their impact and potential devastation.

•  "Tobacco: Towards world’s best practice in tobacco control" is Chapter 3 of of the National Preventative Health Strategy.

•  "Alcohol: Reshaping the drinking culture in Australia'' is Chapter 4 of of the National Preventative Health Strategy