Drugs and Their Effects
This factsheet from Cracks in the Ice looks into what happens if you use crystal methamphetamine (Ice) with other drugs.
It provides information on why people might choose to mix ice with other drugs, and what could happen when ice is mixed with drugs of certain kinds.
What happens when you use crystal methamphetamine with other drugs?
From 1 February 2018, medicines containing codeine will no longer be available without a prescription.
This factsheet from AIVL explores what has changed, which medicines are effected, and detail about how to change over medicines or access affected medicines after the date.
The AOD Acronyms and Slang Dictionary is a searchable database of common terminology relevant to youth alcohol and other drug work. This service is run by Dovetail.
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We aim to change the world’s relationship with alcohol, one Sunday at a time.
Whether that means abstaining, taking a break, or simply understanding how to have a healthy relationship with alcohol, we’re here to support you and your choice.
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery operated devices that heat a liquid (called ‘e-liquid’) to produce a vapour that users inhale. Although their composition varies, e-liquids typically contain a range of chemicals, which may include nicotine.
E-cigarettes are a topic of contention, with stakeholders holding a range of views about their safety and whether they can minimise harm to smokers or help them to quit smoking altogether. International evidence is emerging of a possible link between the use of e-cigarettes and lung disease. Concerns have also been raised about the potential for e-cigarettes to undermine existing tobacco-control measures, by renormalising smoking, or providing young people with an alternative entryway into nicotine addiction and tobacco cigarette smoking.
On 3 April 2017, the NHMRC CEO issued a statement on e-cigarettes to help consumers and policy-makers understand the current evidence for their safety and efficacy.
It concluded that there is currently insufficient evidence to support claims that e-cigarettes are safe, and further research is needed to enable the long-term safety, quality and efficacy of e-cigarettes to be assessed.
Looking for information on alcohol and other drugs?
This directory may help you. It has a collection of websites formally reviewed and rated out of five stars by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
Search the directory to find our ratings, reviews and summaries of websites related to drugs and alcohol, mental health and health promotion.
Drugs are substances, other than food or water, that alter the way the body functions, physically or mentally. Most are used to treat medical conditions and are prescribed by a doctor, but some are illegal. Drugs can be dangerous. Find help to reduce your drug use or support someone close to you.
Alcohol is a drug that affects your body – how you think, feel and behave. Drinking too much can affect your health and disrupt your life. Learn about guidelines to reduce your risk. Find help to reduce your own drinking or support someone close to you.
Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol
Alcohol is the most widely used drug in Australia. People drink alcohol for a range of reasons and in different social and cultural contexts, but alcohol can cause harm to the person who drinks and sometimes to others around them.
NHMRC has guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. The guidelines provide health professionals, policy makers and the Australian community with evidence-based advice on the health effects of drinking alcohol. They also help people make informed decisions about how much alcohol they drink, if any.
Nitazenes are extremely potent synthetic opioids with pain relieving effects.
It might also be referred to as:
benzimidazole opioids, etonitazene, flunitazene, iso, isotonitazene, meto, metonitazene, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), nitazine, proton, protonitazene, synthetic opioids
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Lean is a mixture of cough syrup (containing codeine and promethazine) and soft drink.
It might also be referred to as:
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
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