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The PARTi Project (Peer Advocacy Response Training Initiative) is a joint project between STAR Health and VAC. It was initially formed  in response to the deaths and several hospitalisations due to drug overdose that occurred on Chapel Street in early 2017. First and foremost, it is a peer-led harm reduction initiative dedicated to reducing drug related harms and promoting people’s safety and well-being in late night venues.

A resource to help get heard the voices offamilies and friends supporting a person living with mental ill health. Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania respectfully acknowledges the lived experience of all families and friends everywhere. We recognise the expertise you hold and theinvaluable contribution you bring to the care of another. We recognise that family and friends work hard and face many challenges. We acknowledge that families and friends are doing the best they can with the time and resources they have.

Cooper helps Jack make a plan is the latest addition to a series of books published by CfC, providing supportive information for schools, families and community members to explore real life issues and facilitate constructive conversations. This critical new educational resource for primary aged children has been developed by the Brighton Local Drug Action Team.

More information about this resource can be found here: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/tasmaniac4c/publications/

Follow alcohol on its journey through the body to find out how it causes drunkenness and why it affects people differently. This video was created by TED-Ed.

How much caffeine is in our food and drink, is there a safe limit, and how is it regulated? This factsheet from Food Standards Australia and New Zealand looks at caffeine from a food context.

What is caffeine, and how does it work? Can you experience withdrawal from it? These questions and more are answered in this comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation.

Need information about vaping but not sure where to start? This community conversation rounds up some great resources about vaping to help you find the information you need.

Need information about cannabis but not sure where to start? This community conversation rounds up some great resources about cannabis to help you find the information you need.

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If you consume caffeine, what is the limit to keep yourself safe and healthy? This tool from Caffeine Informer allows you to input your body weight to estimate a safe caffeine limit. The page also provides lots of information about recommendations for each age group and where these recommendations come from.

What is naloxone? How can you get access to this life-saving drug? What are the trends in Australia? This factsheet from Australian Drug Trends explains.

Naloxone is a drug that can temporarily reverse opioid overdose. But how does it work, and what do you need to know? This factsheet from ADF explains.

What are dissociative drugs... and which substances fall into this category? What do they do and what are the risks? This comprehensive factsheet from the Australian Drug Foundation explains this category of drugs in detail.