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Harm reduction refers to policies, programmes and practices that aim to minimise negative health, social and legal impacts associated with drug use, drug policies and drug laws. Learn more in this factsheet from Harm Reduction Australia.

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discontinuation syndrome; detox; detoxification; on the wagon;

withdrawal

lapse; setback; breakdown; slip;

relapse

media;

marketing

CPR; rescue; emergency; recovery position

first aid

swap; alternative; substitute; option; choice; replacement

alternatives

transwoman; transman; transfemale; transmale; sisterboy; brothergirl; AFAB; AMAB; trans

transgender people

man; male; masculine; boy; gentleman

men

woman; female; lady; girl; feminine

women

recovery

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drug use

stimulants; depressants; hallucinogens; empathogens;

types of drugs

painkillers; pain killers; pain relief

analgesics

benzimidazole opioids; etonitazene; flunitazene; iso; isotonitazene; meto; metonitazene; New Psychoactive Substances (NPS); nitazine; proton; protonitazene; synthetic opioids

nitazenes

prevention

spiking

refusal

saying no

domestic violence

family violence

veterans

criminal justice system

rural and remote

homelessness

community

shame

stigma

فارسی (Farsi)

work; work site; construction; industry; office; policy and procedure

workplace

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

اردو (Urdu)

ትግሪኛ (Tigrinya)

คนไทย (Thai)

Español (Spanish)

සිංහල (Sinhalese)

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)

Oromo

नेपाली (Nepali)

普通話 (Mandarin)

മലയാളം (Malayalam)

한국인 (Korean)

हिन्दी (Hindi)

ગુજરાતી (Gujarati)

Filipino

English

广东话 (Cantonese)

বাংলা (Bengali)

العربية (Arabic)

anabolic steroids; andro; androstenedione; clenbuterol; enobosarm; epoetin; erythropoietin; estradiol; gear; growth factor; hormones; human growth hormone; melanotan; peptides; performance and image enhancing drugs; roids; sarms; selective androgen receptor modulator; steroids; testosterone; doping; sports; athlete; athletic; diuretic

pieds

cars; vehicles; heavy machinery; road

driving

phone

helpline

balloons; bulbs; buzz bomb; cream canisters; cream chargers; hippy crack; Laughing gas; N2O; nangs; nawz; nitro; nitrous; NOS; whippet; xanadu

nitrous oxide

maternity; postpartum; prenatal; antenatal; antepartum

pregnancy

OD; doblar; whitey; white-out; poison

overdose

elderly; aged; aging; ageing; old

older people

Phenethylamines; benzodifurans; piperazines; tryptamines; novel; bath salts; PMMA; legal highs; herbal highs; bath salts; synthetic drugs

new and emerging psychoactive substances

Barre; Candy Drank; Codeine and Promethazine; Dirty Sprite; Muddy Cap; Oil; Player Potion; Purp; Purple Concussion; Purple Drank; Purple Jelly; Purple Oil; Purple Stuff; Purple Tonic; Robo Tripping; Sip-Sip; Sizzurp; Syrup; Texas Tea; cough syrup; cough medicine

lean

tee-totaler; abstinent; abstain; straight; abstemious; dry; clean; nondrinking; teetotal; clearheaded

sober

brain

Alpha-Methyltryptamine, Amt And 2-(1H-Indol-3-Yl)-1-Methyl-Ethylamine, Amt freebase, Indopan

AMT

safety

trigger

craving

inject; intravenous; IV; needle; syringe

injecting

Poppers; Jungle Juice; liquid gold; rush; purple haze; buzz

amyl nitrite

club; clubbing; nightclub

partying

addict

addiction

stopping

quitting

talking with loved ones

statistics

mixing drugs; combining

polydrug use

pill testing

medicine; pills; cough medicine; over the counter; OTC; over-the-counter; panadol; paracetamol; aspirin; ibuprofen; disprin; nurofen; panamax; benadryl

medication

Absinthe; Wormwood

thujone

slang

young people; teenagers; children

youth

BIDI stick; Blu; Cloud Chasing; Clouds; Cuvie; e-Cig; e-Liquid; e-Pipe; e-Smoking; Electronic Cigar; Electronic Cigarette; Ghost; Juul; Nic Stick; Nicotine Fluid; Njoy; Novo; Puff Bar; Smoke Juice; Smokeless Ciagarette; Suorin; Vape; Vaping; Vooping; Vuse; Wop; Wop Machine; e-cigarette

vaping

treatment

adverse childhood experiences

trauma

tasmanian

251-NBOMe; 25I; 2C-I-NBOMe; 4-MMC; Bath Salts; Black Mamba; Blaze; Bliss; Bombay Blue; Bonzai; Bounce; Bubble; Charge; Cimbi-5; Drone; Genie; Herbal Incense; Herbal Smoking Blend; JWH-018; JWH-2250; JWH-73; K2; M-Cat; M-Smack; MC; MDPV; Meow Meow; Meph; Mephedrone; Miaow; Moon Rocks; NBOME; Spice; Spice Product; Synthetic Cannabinoids; White Magic; Yucatan Fire; Zohai; mef;

synthetic

support group

suboxone

story

southern tasmania

screening tool

resource provider

residential

research

report

program

policy

people with disability

Amoeba; Angel Dust; Boat; Crystal Joints; Dips; Doa; Elephant Tranquiliser; Embalming Fluid; Hob; Jet Fuel; Killer Weed; Krystal Joints; Love Boats; Magic Dust; Mint Weed; Monkey Bust; Paz; PCP; Peace Pill; Phencyclidine; Pinners; Sernyl; Sherms; Superkools; Wac; Water; Zombie

pcp

carer; grandparent; mother; father; mum; dad; aunt; uncle; cousin; sister; brother; sibling; nibling; niece; nephew; granddaughter; grandson; grandfather; grandmother; grandma; grandpa; pop; nan; grandkid; grandchild

parents and families

Apache; Beige; Beige Powder; Beige Powder; Big H; Big Harry; Big O; Black Tar; Black Tar; Blatt; Block; Blow Horse; Brown Rocks; Brown Rocks; Brown Sugar; Bugger; Captain Cody; Captain Jack; Chase; China Brown; China Girl; China H; China White; Chinese H; Chinese Rock; Chitari; Codeine; Dolly; Dolophine; Done; Dope; Dose; Dragon; Dragon Powder; Dust; Elephant; Fentanyl; Fix; Gear; H; Hammer; Harry; Harry; Heroin; Hop; Horse; Horse; Jackpot; Joy Powder; Jungle Juice; Junk; Junk; Junk; Loads; M; Meth; Methadone; Methadone Linctus; Methadone Mixture; Metho; Mexican Brown; Miss Emma; Monkey; Morf; Morph; Morphine; MS Contin; Murder 8; Number 4 White; O; Opium; Petrol; Physeptanef Injections; Physeptone Tablets; Pink Rocks; Piss; Poison; Poppies; Pure; Rock; Scag; Scat; Schoolboy; Shit; Skag; Skunk; Slow; Smack; Stuff; The Grouse; Thing; Vitamin H; Whack; White; White Dynamite; White Horse

opioids

northern tasmania

north west tasmania

Acetone; Ammonia; Bidis; Cancer Stick; Carbon Monoxide; Chew; Cigarette; Cigarettes; Cigars; Ciggie; Darts; Durry; Duzza; Fag; Fags; Gaspers; Hydrogen Cyanide; Nicotine; Papers; Rolly; Smoke; Smokers; Smoking; Smoko; Tar; Tobacco; e-cigarettes

nicotine

Narcan

naloxone

Amphetamine Type Stimulant; ATS; Crank; Crystal; Crystal Meth; Dope; Glass; Go-Fast; Ice; Meth; Quartz; Shard; Shit; Tina; Tweak

methamphetamines

Methadone Mixture; Methadone Linctus; Pharmacotherapy; Opioid Substitution Therapy; OST

methadone

Buttons; Cactus; Mesc; Mescal Buttons; Peyote

mescaline

The Drug Education Network acknowledges the strength, resilience and capacity of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people and their deep and lasting cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship as ongoing custodians of the skies, land and waters of lutruwita / Tasmania. We recognise that our organisation operates on the land of the traditional custodians and we pay our respect to Elders past and present. DEN is proud to work with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community to prevent the harms caused by alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.