DanceWize

03/07/2024

!!**DRUG ALERT**!! (Melbourne/Naarm, Victoria, and VIC wide)

!!**CO***NE adulterated with opioid PROTONITAZENE**!!
A white powder sold as co***ne in Melbourne has been found to contain the potent synthetic opioid 'protonitazene'.

There have been recent serious harms in Melbourne/Naarm associated with a 'white powder' sold as CO***NE that contained the potent opioid PROTONITAZENE. The product appears to produce strong adverse effects such as loss of consciousness, respiratory depression, and life-threatening hypoxia. (lack of oxygen in your blood) Protonitazene is faster acting and is much stronger (100x) than he**in.

It is important for everyone- REGARDLESS of the substance you are planning to take- to CARRY NALOXONE. **CARRY ON YOU!!- not keep in a cupboard at home. It could mean the difference between life and death for someone.

Naloxone is a FREE, easy-to-use, easy to get medication that can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose – it is safe to use even if you are not sure whether someone has taken opioids.
HRVic does FREE naloxone administration training EVERY 1st of the month.

Naloxone can be accessed at HRVic's NSP and at participating pharmacies, other needle and syringe programs and from the medically supervised injecting centre.
You can find an approved naloxone provider on the Take Home Naloxone program webpage. (https://www.health.vic.gov.au/aod-treatment-services/victorias-take-home-naloxone-program)

Protonitazene is one of the many NITAZENES that have been circulating throughout Australia over the past couple of years.
Read more about the types of Nitazenes and their effects in the latest WHACK magazine OUT NOW at your local NSP.

If you are an HRVic Member and have not yet received a copy in the mail, email us at info@hrvic.org.au to UPDATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
If you have any questions or want more info visit the Dept of Health alert : https://www.health.vic.gov.au/drug-alerts/co***ne-adulterated-with-protonitazene

or HRVic's Overdose page on our website: www.hrvic.org.au/dope
Be safe out there!

19/04/2024

Do you use ecstasy or other psychostimulants when you party?

The Burnet Institute wants to hear about your experiences for the 2024 Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS).

The interviews are private and confidential, and you’ll receive $40 for your time.

If you are interested, please contact 0478 579 215 or email Zachary.lloyd@burnet.edu.au

For more info and results from previous years:
https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/node/301000112

21/07/2023

11/04/2023

15/11/2022

Food Recall

Hoyts Food Manufacturing Pty Ltd is conducting a recall of its poppy seeds, sachet packet and PET jar (Batch Codes: 28622, 29322, 29822 & 29922) due to the potential presence of a chemical (thebaine) due to unsafe poppy seeds entering the food supply.

The products have been available for sale at Coles & Woolworths nationally.

Food products containing thebaine may cause illness if consumed.

Severe poisoning soon after ingestion has occurred in some people who have consumed large amounts of poppy seeds.

Consumers should not eat these products and should return to the place of purchase for a full refund and safe disposal. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.

For further information, please see our website: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/industry/foodrecalls/recalls/Pages/Hoyts-Poppy-Seeds.aspx

14/11/2022

❗ DRUG ALERT- KETAMINE MIS-SOLD ❗
White powder, sold as ketamine.
This powder may contain 3HO-PCP.

🔬 NOVEL DISSOCIATIVE DETECTED:
3-Hydroxyphencyclidine
💊 May take 20-40 minutes to take effect and last from 3-4 hours. Several people have sought emergency medical assistance due to the severity of the dissociative effects.
If you experience delayed or unexpected drug effects, do not take more.

REDUCING RISKS:
✅ Be wary of adulterated substances
✅ When using any drug, always make sure you are in a safe environment with people you trust
✅ Start low, go slow
✅ If you experience adverse effects, seek help immediately
🚑🚑 CALL 000 🚑🚑

ℹ MORE: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/drug-alerts/3-hydroxy-pcp-is-being-sold-as-ketamine

10/11/2022

We will have more info soon.

20/10/2022

CanTEST - The fixed-site drug checking trial in Canberra have identified something quite unique, and cheekily labelled it 'CanKET'

Make sure to follow Pill Testing Australia for updates and search for CanTEST on Instagram for warnings and further information.

Chemistry lead at CanTEST, Associate Prof Malcolm McCleod spoke about the trial at a recent Entheogenesis Australis - EGA - Planting Psychedelic Seeds webcast. Check them out for deeper dives into topics like this.

🌱 And this: On the first weekend of December, EGA will be hosting Garden States 2022 - Featuring David Holmgren, Margaret Ross, Keeper Trout

‘As far as we’re aware, this is the first detection of a new drug by a drug-checking service anywhere in the world,’ says professor

26/09/2022

26/09/2022

Colombia's new president everybody.
“The opinion of power has ordered that co***ne is poison and must be persecuted, while it only causes minimal deaths from overdoses … but instead, coal and oil must be protected, even when it can extinguish all humanity."

In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, recently elected Colombian president Gustavo Petro issued a fiery speech that recalled some of his campaign themes, slamming the war on drugs as a failure and accusing the global north of turning a blind eye to the destruction o...

15/09/2022

Looking forward to the NUAA NSW Peers And Consumers forum for many good discussions.

08/09/2022

From our friends at CAHMA and The Connection in Canberra, and from the new pill testing centre CanTEST, a warning about an adulterated sample.

REDUCING RISKS:
✅ Be wary of adulterated substances
✅ When using any drug, always make sure you are in a safe environment with people you trust
✅ Start low, go slow
✅ If you experience adverse effects, seek help immediately
🚑🚑 CALL 000 🚑🚑

08/09/2022

🌵🌿Check out this beautiful new resource and Entheogenesis Australis - EGA - Planting Psychedelic Seeds's new website!🍃🌱

EGA’s Entheogen Combination Matrix lists common, natural sources of psychoactive substances along two axes of a graph. The intersection of substances on each axis is coded to signify the relative risk of consuming that plant, fungi, and/or animal combination.
Lead by Dr Liam Engel alongside the EGA team, EGA’s matrix has undergone extensive peer review in a process including chemists, clinicians, ethnobotanists and other experts in psychopharmacology, includes original botanical and zoological drawings from Izwoz, and was inspired by Tripsit’s Guide to Drug Combinations chart.

Visit EGA's new website and Download the Entheogen Combination Matrix for screen or print:
https://www.entheogenesis.org/entheogen-combination-matrix

Inspired by Tripsit’s Drug Combination Chart, The Entheogen Combination Chart is an ethnobotanical and psychedelic harm reduction tool concerning DMT Acacia, fly agaric, Hawaiian baby woodrose, ayahuasca, the Sonoran desert toad, cannabis, Ephedra sinica, coca leaf, morning glory, pe**te, Mimosa t...

06/09/2022

Last Wednesday, we rallied on the steps of Parliament for alongside many friends and allies.

You can be a virtual participant in the event, by watching the 360 video of the event.

Every year, thousands of Australians die from drug-related overdose.
Thousands more are imprisoned because of personal drug use.
We have the right to live free from stigma and free from fear.

Harm Reduction Victoria (Australia)

Every year, thousands of Australians die from drug-related overdose. Thousands more are imprisoned because of personal drug use.We have the right to live fre...

05/09/2022

Have friends or family in NSW or live there yourself?

Check out this event from NUAA NSW and DanceWize NSW!

The NSW election is coming up in March 2023 ⏳ — when will the NSW Government respond to their own Ice Inquiry's recommendations? 🤔 It has been 947 days without a response. 🔕🙃

✊🏽 Find out what else is on at NUAA's Peers and Consumers Forum and don't miss out on getting a ticket 👉 nuaa.org.au/forum

31/08/2022

Some more photos from

Harm Reduction Victoria (Australia)