Diana Rands from CADS..

Diana (Di) Rands is the lively Gay Communities Trainer/Project Worker at CADS. Since 2006 she has been writing a column in the monthly Express Magazine.

To contact Di, click on Email Us Now, choose 'Information only'.

 

 

 

Here are some of Di's past Express columns:

2011

• You have got through the nasty withdrawals, now what? - Di from CADS [15 November 2011]
• Tips for withdrawing from 'P' - Di from CADS [1 November 2011]
• The 123... of 'P' - Di from CADS [18 October 2011]
• HIV and substance use - Di from CADS [6 September 2011]
• Amy’s tragic death – are there lessons for us all? - Di from CADS [23 August 2011]
• The Auckland Opioid Treatment Service - Di from CADS [9 August 2011]
• Beware the mouldy marijuana - Di from CADS [20 July 2011]
• Smokin' da herbs... - Di from CADS [13 July 2011]
• Ketamine – trick or treat? - Di from CADS [29 June 2011]
• Why is cannabis called dope? - Di from CADS [1 June 2011]
• With LSD – less is more, with Express more is more! - Di from CADS [17 May 2011]
• Ensure understanding – especially with our Deaf brothers and sisters - Di from CADS [3 May 2011]
• Mephedrone – Methadone: what’s the dif? - Di from CADS [22 March 2011]
• Important Information on over-the-counter drugs - Di from CADS [8 March 2011]
• From deficits to positives: reframing how we think - Di from CADS [19 April 2011]
• The power of story telling - Di from CADS [5 April 2011]
• It’s not what you take... it’s where it takes you - Di from CADS [23 February 2011]
• Big Gay Out 2011: CADS provide a cool drink at the HOT HOT BGO - Di from CADS [16 February 2011]
• Improved treatment options for hepatitis C on horizon - Di from CADS [9 February]
• Got the Benzo Blues? - Di from CADS [26 January]
• Old...'alcky' and queer! - Di from CADS [12 January]

2010

• Reach Out! It's Christmas time - Di from CADS [15 December]
• Reduce Harm – Act Now! [1 December]
• Don’t Panic!! What to do if someone is freaking out / passing out due to their drug use - Di from CADS [17 November]
• 'Stop! I wanna get off!' Planning for a successful withdrawal - Di from CADS [20 October]
• Why do I feel so crap... is it withdrawal? - Di from CADS [6 October]
• Drinking and Driving – know your limit - Di from CADS [25 August]
• Can you drink while you are pregnant? - Di from CADS [22 September]
• Pondering on...Pot! - Di from CADS [9 August 2010]
• When your loved ones have a substance use problem... - Di from CADS [27 July 2010]
• Think you are going out of your mind? Check it out online! - Di from CADS [14 July 2010]
• Online eye-openers - Di from CADS [16 June 2010]
• Gambling - Di from CADS [19 May 2010]
• More hidden dangers! - Di from CADS [5 May 2010]
• Beware the hidden dangers! - Di from CADS [21 Apr 2010]
• Looking After Our Taonga - Di from CADS [7 Apr 2010]
• Only when I’m drunk... - Di from CADS [10 March 2010]
• Alcohol and weight loss – not a good combo... - Di from CADS [10 Feb 2010]
• Don’t get fried this summer! - Di from CADS [27 Jan 2010]

2009

• Don’t let fear of the first step put you off! - Di from CADS [12 August 2009]
• Old... “alcky” and queer! - Di from CADS [29 July 2009]
• Frontline addiction services: Addicts curable if society will make the commitment - Di from CADS [17 June 2009]
• Collateral Damage – the 'loved ones' of people with substance use problems - Di from CADS [3 June 2009]
• Making the Call - Di from CADS [12 May 2009]
• It ain’t easy being...queer! - Di from CADS [22 Apr 2009]
• Three years on...time to reflect! - Di from CADS [8 Apr 2009]
• Could you be low in serotonin? - Di from CADS [25 Mar 2009]
• Do you have a spending addiction? - Di from CADS [11 Mar 2009]
• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! - Di from CADS [25 Feb 2009]

2008

• P is NOT Pure - Di from CADS [19 Nov 2008]
• Reflecting on the National Alcohol, Drug & Addiction Treatment Conference – Cutting Edge - Di from CADS [16 Sep 2008]
• LSD (Acid, Trips, Tabs, A) - Di from CADS [Sep 2008]
• Ketamine – Trick or treat? - Di from CADS [Sep 2008]
• Steroids Part 1 of 2 - Di from CADS [Aug 2008]
• Steroids Part 2 of 2 - Di from CADS [Aug 2008]
• How Change Happens - Di from CADS [2 Jul 2008]
• CADS Auckland is a Safe Place - Di from CADS [17 Jun 2008]
• Alcohol intoxication – not necessary to have a gay ole time! - Di from CADS [3 Jun 2008]
• Energy Tonics – the 'new generation' party pills - Di from CADS [3 Jun 2008]
• Intervention is prevention says visiting US professor - Di from CADS [9 May 2008]
• Impulse control – lets all take charge! - Di from CADS [23 Apr 2008]
• Cannabis and driving - Di from CADS [21 Apr 2008]
• Does Wacky Backy make ya wacky? - Di from CADS [21 Apr 2008]
• Drink Spiking - Di from CADS [21 Apr 2008]
• GHB - Di from CADS [9 Apr 2008]
• CADSonline – helping you make the connection - Di from CADS [13 Feb 2008]
• Opiate Dependence - David from CADS [30 Jan 2008]
• Had enough? - Di from CADS [16 Jan 2008]

2007

• Celebrating Our Trans Communities - Di from CADS [16 Dec 2007]
• Let's be... Evidence Based! - Di from CADS [16 Dec 2007]
• The Methamphetamine (P) Epidemic – some essential info - Di from CADS [16 Dec 2007]
• 'P' stands for...pleasure - Di from CADS [16 May 2007]
• Di from CADS on everything you need to know about withdrawing from drugs [28 Mar 2007]
• Di Rands from CADS wonders ‘have the pokies got a hold of you?’ [14 Mar 2007]
• Di Rands from CADS invites us all to indulge in the simpler pleasures of life [28 Feb 2007]
• Breaking the Grip - Di from CADS [17 Jan 2007]

2006

• CADS is a safe place - Di from CADS [20 Dec 2006]
• The Silly Season - Summer Express Article - Di from CADS [6 Dec 2006]
• Got the Benzo Blues? - Di from CADS [8 Nov 2006]
• Feeling Down? - Di from CADS [25 Oct 2006]
• Caring for our community. It is time to pull finger! - Di from CADS [11 Oct 2006]
• Txt-a-drug info service – ‘Get the Msg’ - Di from CADS [13 Sep 2006]
• Time for a Change? - Di from CADS [30 Aug 2006]
• Addicted to...chocolate? - Di from CADS [16 Aug 2006]
• When does too much of a good thing...become a bad thing??? - Di from CADS [16 Aug 2006]
• New Detox Clinic to Help Beat Drug and Alcohol Dependence [20 Jul 2006]
• Opiates - Di from CADS on Opiates and reducing harm [19 Jul 2006]
• "STOP!  I wanna get off!" Di from CADS on planning for a successful withdrawal [21 Jun 2006]
• Di from CADS on mindfulness [24 May 2006]
• CADS 845-1818 phone line celebrates first anniversary [17 May 2006]
• Drinking and Driving: Di from CADS gives some guidance [16 May 2006]
• Pop, Bang…Crash! Di talks about combining ‘poppers’ and Viagra [04 Apr 2006]
• Di’s word on that killer drug...Alcohol [04 Apr 2006]
• Di on Safer Partying [04 Apr 2006]
• Herbal Hoax – those ‘Herbal’ Party Pills [04 Apr 2006]
• Wanna know about drugs? [04 Apr 2006]

About express

express is NZ's newspaper of gay expression.  It contains information on NZ news, Community news & events, World news, Editorial & reader feedback, Health, Travel, Food, Arts/Books, Living, Entertainment & scene, GABA newsletter, and Personals. 

For more information, visit their website: www.gayexpress.co.nz

 

When you’re ready!