FASN News & Events
Stop the Stigma information day: International Family Drug Support Day 24th February 2020
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Monday, 24th February 2010 The stigma of addiction affects many individuals and families but it doesn’t have to be this way. Drugs are a cancer and nobody needs to hold their head in shame when asking for help. It begins with sharing...
FASN Supports Citywide 2020 General Election Manifesto
Events of the last week have highlighted yet again the shocking price that is paid by individuals, families and communities as a result of our failure as a society to respond adequately to the drugs problem. From our 25 years’ experience in Citywide we...
FASN Sustainable Development Goals
North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force Family Support Conference 2019
Shortlisted for Louth PPN Awards 2019
We are delighted to announce that Deidre Kenny, a volunteer with the Family Addiction Support Network, has been shortlisted for a PPN Award in the category of Outstanding Individual. The Family Addiction Support Network a voluntary organisation with no core funding...
FASN shortlisted in Spark Change Awards
The Family Addiction Support Network (FASN) is delighted to announce that their organisation has been shortlisted for the Spark Change Awards in the Campaigner, Storyteller, Includer and Connector categories. FASN is one of eighteen organisations who have been...
FASN Press Release: Report Launch: How Families Are Affected By Substance Misuse
The Family Addiction Support Network is delighted to launch the report on its recently commissioned research “Findings from a study on how families are affected by substance misuse in the North East Region of Ireland “ on the 14th May 2019 at 9.30am at the Carnbeg...
Press Release: Support the Family – Improve the Outcome!
The Family Addiction Support Network was delighted to launch the report on its recently commissioned research “A study on how families are affected by substance misuse in the North East Region of Ireland “on the 14th May 2019 at 9.30am at the Carnbeg Hotel, Armagh...
SEVEN STAGES
Stages of addiction Stage One: Unknowing This describes when families are unable to recognize the existence of a drug problem in their homes, either ignoring early telltale signs or attributing them to signs of adolescence. Often by the time this stage is over the...
PROCESS OF ADDICTION
The process of addiction and the wheel of change It may be useful to examine the process of addiction and the stages that a person goes through when trying to make changes in their lives. When a person is using drugs they go through a number of stages. These stages...