DruGS

Kylie was diagnosed with hepatitis C in the 1990s. Despite extremely high success rates for the new treatment, the first course didn’t cure it. She remembers that when the second course cured her of hepatitis C, she wanted to ‘shout from the rooftops’. vitalvoicesonhepc.org/stories/kylies…

Shelley describes an occasion when she was in a car with two friends when one of them, Lisa, overdosed. Lisa had taken some other drugs that morning, and straight after injecting her heroin, she started to turn blue. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/shelle…

Hear how people who consume drugs manage the stigma they encounter in everyday life. livesofsubstance.org/topics/dealing…

New article led by @dxmurphy from our @arc_gov_au-funded project: Remaking Chemsex Event Networks in the Age of PrEP. It argues for ‘a more expansive account of chemsex beyond the binaries of licit & illicit drugs, therapeutic & recreational use’: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Read an overview of our report from a recent professional consultation about responses to young people's vaping: drugsgenderandsexuality.org/2024/12/18/res…

Beyond The Valley revealed as #Victoria's first #pilltesting site. Here's how it will work sbs.com.au/news/article/b…

Read an overview of Gemma Nourse's (@gemma_nourse) latest article examining health professional understandings of performance and image-enhancing drugs, health and masculinity. drugsgenderandsexuality.org/2024/11/07/new…

Come work for us! New 12 month Research Officer role just opened. Details here: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5282…

A second article drawn from my PhD research, co-authored with Professor David Moore and Professor @suzannemfraser, is now available via @CDPJournal. It examines the ways health professionals veridict the relationships between PIEDs, health and masculinity: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Absolutely incredible and heartfelt Oration from Annie Madden, Executive Director of Harm Reduction Australia and former AIVL CEO, about the advocacy movement by and for people who use drugs in Australia throughout the years and honoring the amazing peers that led and on the shoulders of who we stand today. We love you deeply Annie, you are an inspiration as such a strong and amazing women who use drugs and advocate. We are lucky to have you and all the amazing peer leaders from our network making a difference for our fabulous community. 💜 We hope people in the room take on board your comments and asks about actively supporting us!

Looking forward to joining colleagues at @CSRH_UNSW for the Tackling Stigma Conference. Program and registration open now 👇

Lee was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2002 or 2003 and had treatment in 2014. He was cured of hepatitis C through this treatment, having continued playing and coaching AFL football throughout the treatment period. vitalvoicesonhepc.org/stories/lees-s…

When visitor Noah overdosed at the home of Valentina and her former husband, she initially panicked and felt ‘hysterical’. She called emergency services and the operator she spoke to over the phone helped her feel calmer. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/valent…

Read about the uptake and impact of La Trobe University research including our recent stigma reduction toolkit for the Victorian healthcare workforce. latrobe.edu.au/research/resea…

Julia found out she had hepatitis C while pregnant with her first child. In 2017, she decided to seek treatment. For Julia, treatment was ‘simple’ and she was ‘really happy’ to receive the news that she had been cured of hepatitis C. vitalvoicesonhepc.org/stories/julias…

Skye-Lee would like to do overdose response training so she could help should she come across someone experiencing an overdose. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/skye-l…

@Kate_Seear launching the important new book The Feminist Legislation Project. The collection is available open access: taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/…

Simone describes an occasion when her friend Laura overdosed at her house. Simone injected her with naloxone, but this didn’t immediately revive her, so she called an ambulance and gave Laura CPR until she started to revive. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/simone…