Drugs and Their Effects
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.
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.
‘You almost died’: Safe drug use saves lives in Australia
The stigma experienced by people who use alcohol and drugs can be an everyday occurrence, and become ingrained. In time, people can begin to apply this stigma to themselves.
The video from the Government of South Australia shows how self-stigma can become a barrier to recovery from problematic alcohol and drug use.
This factsheet from Cracks in the Ice provides information about how stigma and shame can impact a person who uses crystal methamphetamine 'ice'. Some of the topics covered include:
- What stigma and shame are.
- How these feelings can impact a person.
- How we can reduce stigma and shame in the community.
This factsheet from the Department of Health Tasmania and the Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania features example images of vaping devices and important information that parents and teachers need to know.
Life Savers: your one-stop website for information about opioids and opioid dependence. This website provides information about opioid dependence (which may be diagnosed as Opioid Use Disorder or OUD) and about different options for treatment.
Many people are prescribed medications containing opioids for treating pain, often after an injury or surgery. This factsheet from International Overdose Awareness Day discusses opioids as pain medication, and what patients need to know.
Detox@Home is a community based, medically assisted, alcohol withdrawal program. Learn more about this program and how it works directly from the Tasmanian Government Department of Health.
Direct from Positive Choices, this factsheet is perfect for teachers and parents. This page discusses what Kava is, where it comes from, and what effects it has on the body.
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.
What are nitazenes? What type of drug are they, and what do they do? What do we really know about this new drug? Find the answers to these questions and more from the Australian Drug Foundation.
“Vaping: The Hit Your Brain Takes” debunks common myths about vaping and boils down the science on the real harms of adolescent e-cigarette use.
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