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There are several steps you can take to lower your chances of overmedication and negative reactions to medicines. Keep the following tips in mind for safe medication use. Always ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you have any questions about your medications.

As we get older, our bodies react to drugs differently than when we were younger.  The aging process, along with medical conditions, often impacts the benefits and side effects of medications.

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As we age, our risk of experiencing problems with medicines increases. This article from HealthDirect explains why this risk increases as we age, and what we can do to keep ourselves healthy and safe.

What do you do if you think someone is overdosing on methamphetamine? This factsheet from International Overdose Awareness Day explains the signs of methamphetamine overdose and gives you simple instructions on what to do to help someone who is overdosing.

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What do you do if you think someone is overdosing on stimulant-type drugs? This factsheet from International Overdose Awareness Day explains the signs of  overdose and gives you simple instructions on what to do to help someone who is overdosing.

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What do you do if you think someone is overdosing on a new psychoactive subtstance? This factsheet from International Overdose Awareness Day explains the signs of overdose and gives you simple instructions on what to do to help someone who is overdosing.

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What do you do if you think someone is overdosing on opoids? This factsheet from International Overdose Awareness Day explains the signs of opioid overdose and gives you simple instructions on what to do to help someone who is overdosing.

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What do you do if you think someone is overdosing on a depressant-type drug? This factsheet from International Overdose Awareness Day explains the signs of depressant-type drug overdose and gives you simple instructions on what to do to help someone who is overdosing.

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What do you do if you think someone is overdosing on alcohol? This factsheet from International Overdose Awareness Day explains the signs of alcohol overdose and gives you simple instructions on what to do to help someone who is overdosing.

What does reducing or quitting drugs mean? What does it feel like, and how do you do it? This article from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care explores some of the basics around quitting alcohol and other drugs.

SMART Recovery meetings offer a supportive environment to achieve behaviour change goals of your choice around alcohol & other drug use, or any behaviours of concern.

BreakThrough is a program for family, friends and partners of people with addictive behaviours and offers practical strategies about how to talk to loved ones about their substance use, better respond to and manage challenging behaviours, and make self-care a priority.