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DESCRIPTION:https://www.fridae.asia/tc/agenda/8281\n\nAn online Men who hav
 e sex with Men (MSM) Sex Survey conducted by Fridae.asia indicated that 13
 .4% of the respondents in Singapore consumed recreational drugs (e.g. Viag
 ra\, ecstasy\, poppers\, methamphetamines) for sex. Yet\, most people have
  very little understanding on drug use\, its effect and the danger of deve
 loping drug addiction.\n\nAt the same time\, overseas studies show that th
 e lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) individua
 ls who are struggling to cope with their sexual identities\, are at a high
 er risk of developing addictive behaviours such as drug\, alcohol and sex 
 addiction.\n\nIn 2012\, Oogachaga will collaborate with WE Care Singapore 
 again to educate the LGBTQ community on various addiction issues. Join us 
 on 14 July 2012 as our invited speaker Prem Kumar Shanmugam presents on su
 bstance addiction. We will also have someone who will share about his reco
 vering process from substance addiction.\n\nIf you are concerned about you
 r substance use\, worried about someone or simply want to gain more awaren
 ess on this topic\, please join us.\n\nUnderstanding Addiction – Substan
 ce Addiction \nDate 14 July 2012 (Saturday)\nTime 2.00pm to 4.30pm\nVenue 
 To be announced to registered participants\nFee Free \n(Please do consider
  a small cash donation to us so that we can cover the cost of running the 
 workshop)\nRegistration closing date 12 July 2012\nPlease use this link fo
 r online registration.\n \nAbout the speaker\nPrem Kumar Shanmugam is Prog
 ramme Director of WE CARE Community Services Singapore and works with peop
 le suffering from all kinds of addictions. He is also the founding member 
 and regional director of Asia Pacific Certification Board (APCB). APCB is 
 actively involved in credentialing addiction counsellors / therapists in A
 sia Pacific. Prem is also the Vice Chairman of the Psychotherapy and Couns
 elling Association of Singapore.\n \nPrem is a certified Masters Addiction
  Therapists\, a certified Masters Psychotherapist and an accredited Clinic
 al Supervisor with the Australian Counselling Association and Association 
 of Psychotherapists and Counsellors Singapore. He is a certified practitio
 ner in management of family violence counselling with MCYS.\n \nProgramme 
 Outline\n- General definition of addictions\n- Types of addictions (Substa
 nce and Behavioural addictions)\n- Main categories of substances\n- Risk f
 actors in substance use among the LGBTQ population\n- Relationship in subs
 tance use with:\na)    Same sex domestic violence\nb)   Sexual health risk
 \nc)    Mental wellness\n- Supportive resources available in Singapore
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SUMMARY:Understanding Substance Addiction
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