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LOOKING FOR TREATMENT?
Treatment NUAA Admin 25/7/21 Treatment NUAA Admin 25/7/21

LOOKING FOR TREATMENT?

Advice about treatment, changing your use and other support. Intake Lines for detox services, counseling and OTP.

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One huge band, many songs
Advocacy NUAA Admin 30/4/21 Advocacy NUAA Admin 30/4/21

One huge band, many songs

“New drugs, old drugs — it’s still rock & roll” ♥ There are more things that bind us than separate us

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Rest in Power: In Loving Memory of Jude Byrne
Advocacy NUAA Admin 30/4/21 Advocacy NUAA Admin 30/4/21

Rest in Power: In Loving Memory of Jude Byrne

Jude Byrne was a hero and inspiration to the community of people who inject drugs all around the world

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Chad’s opinion: Duty of care vs Dignity of risk
Stigma and Discrimination NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Stigma and Discrimination NUAA Admin 29/4/21

Chad’s opinion: Duty of care vs Dignity of risk

Chad has written this opinion piece, reflecting on the shifting sands around accessing prescription opioids based on his own use of pain medications

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Rob’s story: Interview with a fentanyl user
Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21

Rob’s story: Interview with a fentanyl user

Rob is an opioid user who shares his experience and harm reduction advice regarding using the synthetic drug that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine

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Injecting with an acidifier
Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21

Injecting with an acidifier

What is an acidifier? And why add it to your mix?

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Jackie’s story: There’s fentanyl in this heroin!
Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21

Jackie’s story: There’s fentanyl in this heroin!

So what happens when you find yourself dealing super strong gear?

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2C What?
Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21

2C What?

When Jesse couldn’t get 2C-B he decided to take the mystery powder he was offered instead

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Yes, You Can Overdose On Stimulants!
Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21

Yes, You Can Overdose On Stimulants!

Taking too many stimulants like ice, ecstasy, speed and coke can result in an overdose that can affect your body or your mind – and sometimes both

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How to support your mates when they’re having a drug freak-out
Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21

How to support your mates when they’re having a drug freak-out

We know how hard it is to see a friend having a rough time. So here are some top tips from peer experience that might help you to support and guide someone through this experience

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Gamma-hydroxybutyrate / GHB / G
Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate / GHB / G

Some basics about GHB aka ‘Liquid Ecstasy’

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Tales of K — Lyla, Jane and Belle clue us in
Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 29/4/21

Tales of K — Lyla, Jane and Belle clue us in

People use drugs for many reasons. These are 3 stories about ketamine — along with some tips for reducing the harms for people who choose to go the K way

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Shafting
Safer Using NUAA Admin 23/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 23/4/21

Shafting

Article, and original research, by Dale

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Ruby and Tyler Talk Kronic — How about those synthetic cannabinoids?
Safer Using NUAA Admin 23/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 23/4/21

Ruby and Tyler Talk Kronic — How about those synthetic cannabinoids?

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Vaping Cannabis? Racie, Prismo, Jiro and Seb hash it out
Safer Using NUAA Admin 23/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 23/4/21

Vaping Cannabis? Racie, Prismo, Jiro and Seb hash it out

Peers share their experiences vaping cannabis

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Dr Liam's Lowdown: Reducing the harms around cannabis concentrates and vaping
Safer Using NUAA Admin 23/4/21 Safer Using NUAA Admin 23/4/21

Dr Liam's Lowdown: Reducing the harms around cannabis concentrates and vaping

UN interviews Dr Liam Engel, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University about the finer points of new wave cannabis use. The more you know, the better you can manage the risks.

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It’s the season for change - growing, adapting, changing with grace
Safer Using NUAA Admin 1/12/20 Safer Using NUAA Admin 1/12/20

It’s the season for change - growing, adapting, changing with grace

Bridie and Pandora are two older women who share some of their changes — the things they have learnt — from the practical to the philosophical

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What is an abscess
Safer Using NUAA Admin 1/12/20 Safer Using NUAA Admin 1/12/20

What is an abscess

An abscess is a localised bacterial infection that may be caused by unsafe injecting practices.

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Protect your veins
Safer Using NUAA Admin 1/12/20 Safer Using NUAA Admin 1/12/20

Protect your veins

The basics of keeping your veins healthy

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Yoga: Meditation, mindfulness and exercise - all at once
More than just users NUAA Admin 1/12/20 More than just users NUAA Admin 1/12/20

Yoga: Meditation, mindfulness and exercise - all at once

Take the edge off with some calming yoga poses

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