Harm Reduction Collective

Orange brick-shaped tablets marked with a ‘Nike tick’ have been linked to recent hospitalisations in Vic. They are sold as MDMA but also contain pentylone. Risk of toxic effects is increased if mixed with other stimulants, psychedelics or some medications. health.vic.gov.au/drug-alerts/pe…

ACT extends confidential pill-testing service CanTEST as evaluation shows most users discard tainted drugs - ABC News: abc.net.au/news/2023-01-1…

Queensland prisoners stuck on a ‘merry-go-round’ of hepatitis C transmission | The Guardian: theguardian.com/australia-news…

Mediation with a domestic abuser will almost inevitably be traumatic & fruitless for a victim-survivor. Mediation assumes that both parties can be convinced to act reasonably, but domestic abusers' goals are not to be reasonable - their goals are to control, harm & punish.

Almost 1 in 12 people who inject drugs have active hepatitis B. Most countries are still not on track to meet the World Health Organization target to eliminate hepatitis C and B as a public health threat by 2030. #GSHR2022 See the latest data: hri.global/flagship-resea…

Alert* - Poppy seed (opioid) OD - see previous tweets for harm reduction advice & always carry naloxone. Please share amongst networks #harmreduction #drugtrend #drugharmalert #carrynaloxone #overdose

Some batches of commercially available poppy seeds, when brewed into a concentrated form such as a tea, have resulted in cases of severe toxicity Seek medical attention immediately if you experience any toxic effects following poppy seed consumption More health.vic.gov.au/health-alerts/…

“Current scientific evidence invalidates both claims, offering compelling evidence that punitive civil policies often worsen the harms of substance use for both parent and child.” ⁦@veruka2⁩ ⁦@el_sabawi⁩ ⁦@BaylaOstrach⁩ papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Excited to share a paper out today on syringe service program staff experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic! Read: rdcu.be/cRMuO @angiebazzi @Raaginizzle @ellenchilds @GraykenBMC @AlexanderWalley @DrKimSue @MyHarmReduction @HarmReduction @maiasz

Interprofessional Collaboration to Promote Culturally Engaged and Strengths-Based Practice pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.10…

"This National Plan is dedicated to every victim survivor." @AmandaRishworth

New paper from @MonashAddiction researchers looking at the onset and severity of acute opioid toxicity in heroin #overdose cases at Melbourne's MSIR shows the importance of early intervention. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@DrRowanOgeil @APSADConf @TurningPointAU Is it possible to get a copy of this work? 🙏

Mike McGrath presenting on hotspots of aodharm @APSADConf #APSAD22 @TurningPointAU great methods to inform policy #alcohol #opioids

New article by Alfred Deakin postdoc @RenaeFomiatti & @LTU_Sex_Health & @CSRH_UNSW colleagues from their project on hep C treatment experiences. Applies the concept of ‘post-crisis’ from the HIV field to explore how treatment & cure experiences are shaped by the logic of crisis

The first free narcan vending machine in Austin TX is up & running! Located at 4430 Menchaca. Thanks for doing this @niceprojectatx !!!!The lives we save today, will be the ones saving lives tomorrow. #harmreduction #austintx #texas #austin #narcan #bluelight #bluelightforum

@MindyWbal @wbaltv11 See this gear she's holding? It's LEGAL ethanol, 70mls 14% pure ethanol. Psychoactive. And you can buy it over the counter. No medical card. You can buy as much as you like. It's poisonous, addictive, causes cancer & damages your key organs

Start speaking with your local pharmacies and as them to register for THN..Start speaking with your workplace about signing up to be able to supply naloxone to your clients and their families ❤️

What this means is that you will be able to have naloxone on site at your organisation and be able to supply it to your clients free of charge!! No medical person needed, no script, no ID, free of charge!!

Finally..❤️ From July 2022, Naloxone is now free of charge at your local pharmacies.. from November 1st 2022 alternative sites such as AOD services, health, NSPs, NGOs and community service organisation can apply for approval to become an alternative authorised supplier..