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Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace.

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Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace.

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Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace.

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Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace.

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Health authorities are increasingly concerned about the illegal sale of a new nicotine product luring in young people and gaining traction across Australia. Nicotine pouches are small sachets, the size of a piece of chewing gum, that are tucked under the lip allowing the nicotine — and sweeteners or flavourings — to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

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It's not surprising that the tobacco industry is introducing more products to maintain its future revenue stream as reforms restrict access to vaping products, writes Associate Professor Becky Freeman in The Conversation.

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You might have heard Australia is ‘banning’ vaping. But what does this mean? And what effect will the changes have? Here, the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) breaks down the changes that are happening – and what you can do if you, or someone you know, are impacted.

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Single-use vapes will be banned from being imported into Australia from the beginning of 2024 as part of the federal government's vaping crackdown. This article explores the changes being made.

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Supervised injecting facilities (SIFs) are dedicated spaces where illicit drugs can be used under the watchful eye of health care professionals (particularly nurses), social workers or other trained workers or volunteers. Learn more about them in this fact sheet from the Australian Drug Foundation.

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The ADF supports the trial of a medically supervised injecting room (MSIR) in Melbourne’s CBD. Since opening in 2018, the North Richmond MSIR has safely managed over 7,049 overdoses and saved up to 63 lives. Read more about the trial, and the Australian Drug Foundation's position, in this article.

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Melbourne’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) has courted controversy but is estimated to have saved 63 people dying from drug use. Learn more in this article from Al Jazeera.

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Direct from Positive Choices and perfect for parents and teachers, this factsheet explains what e-cigarettes (vapes) are, what the laws are in Australia, and links to the most up-to-date legal information for each state.

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Methadone Mixture; Methadone Linctus; Pharmacotherapy; Opioid Substitution Therapy; OST
methadone
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Buttons; Cactus; Mesc; Mescal Buttons; Peyote
mescaline
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mental health
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Adam; Big Brown; Disco; Disco Biscuits; Doves; E; Ease; Eccies; Eccy; Echo; Eckies; Ecstasy; Eggs; Es; Fantasia; Grey Biscuits; Hamburgers; Hug Drug; Love; Love Drug; Mandy; MDMA; Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; Molly; New Yorkers; Ones; Orbit; Pink Doves; Pink Studs; Psychedelic Speed; Special K; White Dove; Whizz Bombs; X; XTC; Yellow Callies
mdma
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Blue Meanies; Gold Top; Goldies; K; Mushies; Psilocin; Psilocybin; Purple Passion; Shrooms; Psylocybin
magic mushrooms
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Acid; Acid Cap; Blotter; Blue Star; Boomers; Canadian Black; Cartoon Characters; Clearlight; Cubes; Dots; Garfield; LSD; LSD; Lysergic acid diethylamide; Microdot; Mr Bill; Orange Barrels; Paper Mushrooms; Phantoms; Pink Floyds; Purple Pyramids; Pyramid; Red Dragons; Robots; Smiley; Smiley Faces; Strawberries; Strawberry; Tables and Chairs; Tabs; Tickets; Trip; Wedges; Window Panes; Yellow Sunshines
lsd
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lived experience
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lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer, asexual, questioning, pansexual, demisexual, nonbinary, ace, bi, afab, amab, QTPOC, gender diverse, rainbow
LGBTIQA+
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legislation; fines; prison; arrest; police; cop
law
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Cat Valiums; K; Special K; Vitamin K
ketamine
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'Awa; Ava; Sakau; Yaqona
kava
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international
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Aerosol; Alkyl Nitrites; Amyl Nitrate; Anaesthetics; Aroma of Man; Bananas; Buds; Butane; Cleaning Products; Deodorant; Fly Spray; Gas Bullet; Gasoline; Glue; Hard On; Hardware; Heart On; Ketamine; Laughing Gas; Lighters; Liquid Gold; Locker Room; Locker Room Deodorant; Nail Polish Remover; Nitrates; Nitrites; Nitrous Oxide; Paint; Pam; Petrol; Poppers; Propane; Quick Silver; Ram; Reds; Rush; Snappers; Solvents; Supergold; Sweat Sock; Thinners; Toilet Water; Volatile Solvents; Whippets; wippets
inhalants
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guidelines
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G; gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid; Georgia Home Boy; Grievous Bodily Harm; Liquid Ecstasy
ghb
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fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, fas
fasd
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fact sheet
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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-cigarettes
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drug testing
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Ayahuasca; DMT; N,N-dimethyltryptamine
dmt
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directory
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withdrawal
detox
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deaf and hard of hearing
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Angel's Trumpet; Devil's Cucumber; Devil's Snare; Devil's Trumpet; Devil's Weed; Erowid; Hell's Bells; Jimson Weed; Locoweed; Moonflower; Pricklyburr; Stinkweed; Tolguacha;
datura
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therapy, talk
counselling
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Base; Blow; Boobs; Buhbs; Cavvy; Champagne; Charlie; Cocaine Salt; Coke; Crack; Crack Cocaine; Freebase; Hard; Iron; Lines; Powder; Rack; Rock; Rocks; Sherbert; Sniffy; Snuff; Stardust; White; Work
cocaine
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co-occurring disorders
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chat; khat; quat
cathinone
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Acapulco Gold; Ace; Afghan; Afghan Black; African Niger; Bar; Bhang; BHO; Black; Black Mamba; Black Rock; Blaze; Bliss; Blond Hash; Blunt; Bob Hope; Bombay Blue; Bonzai; Boo; Boom; Brass; Broccoli; Bud; Buddha; Buddha Grass; Buddha Sticks; Buds; Bush; Business; Butane Honey Oil; Butter; Canadian Black; Caramello Eggs; Charas; Charge; Chera; Choof; Chronic; Columbian; Cone; Cooch; Cung; Dagga; Dak; Dakka; Delta-9 Tetrahydro-Cannabinol; Dirty; Doobie; Dope; Double Zero; Drabinol; Dry High; Dubbe; Duby; Durban Poison; Edibles; Elephant Weed; Fingers; Gage; Ganga; Gangster; Ganja; Genie; Grammies; Grass; Green; Griffo; Gunga; Hash; Hash Brownies; Hash Cake; Hash Cookies; Hash Oil; Hashish; Hay; Heads; Hemp; Herb; Honey; Hooch; Hutch; Indian Hemp; Jamaican; Jive; Johnny Cash; Joint; Kief; Kiff; L and T; Leaf; Leaf and Tip; Lebanese Gold; Loco Weed; Marihuana; Marijuana; Mary; Mary Jane; Maui Wowie; Mexican; Moon Rocks; Mota; Mow the Grass; Mull; Mullumbimby Madness; Nimbin Heads; Northern Lights; Number; Olja; Panama Gold; Panama Red; Peace Weed; Pod; Poop; Pot; Primo; Queensland Heads; Ragweed; Red Seal; Reefer; Roach; Roach Clip; Rocky; Rope; Sativa; Scoob; Scunga; Shit; Sinsemilla; Skin; Skunk; Skunk Weed; Smoke; Smoko; Soles; Spice; Spot; Stash; Sticks; Stuff; Super Skunk; synthetic cannabinoids; T; Takrouri; Tea; Temple Balls; Tetrahydrocannabinols; Texas Tea; Thai Sticks; THC; Toke; Tooting; Torch Up; Wacky Backy; Wacky Terbacky; Wasch; Weed; Whackee Backee; Yarhndi; Yarni; Yarnie; Yesca; Yucatan Fire; Yundi; Zani; Zohai
cannabis
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Bawls; Chocolate; Coffee; Energy Drinks; Enviga; Guarana; Lipovitan; Liquid X; Mother; No-Doz; NOS; Red Bull; Red Rooster; Rockstar; Tea; V; Venom; Verve; monster
caffeine
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Buprenex; Buprenorphine; Butrans; Cizdol; Endone; Hillbilly Heroin; Norspan; O; OC; Opioid; Oxy; Oxycodone; Oxycontin; Oxynorm; Proladone; Subutex; Targin; Bupe; Suboxone
buprenorphine
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Alepam; Alodorm; Alprax; Alprazolam; Arem; Ativan; Benzodiazepine; Benzos; Candy; Chlordiazepoxide; Diazepam; Downers; Ducine; Euhypnos; Halcion; Insoma; Insomin; Kalma; Librium; Minor Tranx; Mogadon; Moggies; Murelax; Nitrados; Nitrazadon; Nitrazepam; Nitrosun; Normies; Normison; Ormodon; Oxazepam; Paxadorm; Pills; Remnos; Roofies; Serapax; Serras; Sleepers; Sleeping Pills; Somnite; Temazepam; Temazepam; Tranks; Tranx; Valium; Vs; Xanax
benzodiazepines
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schools
australian curriculum
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australian
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depression; anxiety; bipolar; pristiq; ssri; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; sertraline; citalopram; escitalopram; paroxetine; fluoxetine; fluvoxamine; snri; serotonin and noradrenalin reuptake inhibitors; venlafaxine; desvenlafaxine; duloxetine; reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase; rimas; moclobemide; tricyclic antidepressants; tca; nortriptyline; clomipramine; dothiepin; imipramine; amitriptyline; noradrenaline serotonin specific antidepressnats; nassas; mirtazapine; noradrenalin reuptake inhibitors; naris; reboxetine; monoamine oxidase inhibitors; maois; tranylcypromine; agomelatine; escicor; esipram; esitalo; lexam; lexapro; loxalate; fluotex; lovan; prozac; prozet; zactin; faverin; luvox; movox; voxam; aropax; extine; paxtine; roxet; roxtine; tryptanol; endep; tofranil; melipramine; prothiaden; dothep; allegron; surmontil; anafranil; placil; clopram; sinequan; deptran; parnate; nardil; zoloft; efexor; serzone; auririx; valodexan; wellbutrin; remeron; avanza; trazodone; edronax; axit; avanza; lumin; tolvon; valdoxan; cymbalta; andepra; altven; amira; entrip; tolerade; nortritabs; brintellix
antidepressants
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adderall; amp; amphetamine type stimulant; ats; base; beans; black mollies; dexedrine; dexies; diamonds; eve; fast; fet; foils; gas; go; go-ee; goey; gogo; louee; ox blood; p; pink champagne; point; powder; puff; pure; quick; rack; shabu; snow; speed; throttle; up; uppers; white; whizz; whizza; zip
amphetamines
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alcopops; ale; amber fluid; booze; brew; brewski; bubbly; champers; cider; cocktail; cold one; draft; eye-opener; firewater; goon; grog; half-rack; highball; home brew; hooch; jungle juice; lager; liquid courage; liquid gold; mead; moonshine; nightcap; oats soda; piss; plonk; rotgut; sauce; shooter; sling; spirits; suds; swill; tipple; tummy buster; turps; vino; wine; ethanol
alcohol
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accessibility
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aboriginal and torres strait islander