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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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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