NUAA NSW

13/04/2026

Pills treat hep C in 8-12 weeks, love free of hep C

09/04/2026

"Picture this: someone's dealing with a bit of ear wax. They drop by their GP, who takes a look and thinks, "Let's just swab this to be safe." Makes sense, yeah?"

But what does ear wax have to do with drug checking? 🤔👂️

In this edition of Users News, NUAA's Drug Checking Lead Clancy Beckers reflects on a year coordinating the NSW Drug Checking Trial, and what it revealed about where harm reduction actually happens.

❓️The big question: How can we use the tent as a spark for building community-level harm reduction that keeps going when there's no tent around?

Read Clancy's reflection at https://www.usersnews.com.au/home/what-ear-wax-taught-me-about-drug-checking 🔗

08/04/2026

📢 KEMPSEY! The NUAA outreach team is running harm reduction training this Thursday 9th & Friday 10th April from 9:30am.
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💪 Learn practical ways to keep you and your community safe, respond to overdose, use naloxone, and look after yourself.

NUAA’s Harm Reduction training is designed for people who use drugs, by people who use drugs.⁠
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📞 Call Clancy on 0477 154 470 for more information or to register.
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08/04/2026

April is full and May is filling fast! 🌟

NUAA's AOD Peer Worker Foundation Training is open for registrations. This two-day course is designed for people with lived or living experience of drug use who want to build peer work skills and strengthen their storytelling.
You will learn about peer work principles, communication, boundaries, trauma-informed practice, and how to share your story safely and intentionally.

📅 Face to face: Wednesday 6th and 13th May at NUAA Office, Broadway
💻 Online via Zoom: Thursday 21st and 28th May
🕘 9.30am to 4.30pm both days
💰 $25 (fee waivers available)

Head to our website for more information and to register 👇
https://nuaa.org.au/connected

Can't make these dates? Email training@nuaa.org.au to join the waitlist and be kept up to date on future trainings.

07/04/2026

Are you from rural or regional NSW but want to attend PaC 2026? Apply now for a scholarship.

At NUAA, we are dedicated to creating a dynamic and inclusive Peers and Consumers (PaC) Forum. To achieve this, we offer travel scholarships to support community members who may face barriers to attending the event.

Applications close Monday July 20th.

🔗Head to the link below to apply!
https://nuaa.org.au/pac-forum-2026-2

04/04/2026

Being hep C free can make you feel better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ-KX8f5dQQ&feature=youtu.be

It's Your Right to live free of Hep C. All it takes is one to three pills a day for 8-12 weeks, and you can repeat treatment if you get hep C again (and agai...

04/04/2026

✌🏼 Join NUAA today! Led by people with lived experience committed to advancing the health, human rights and dignity of people who use or have used.

– No Fee, No Fuss! –

– Online –

👉 Apply: https://nuaa.org.au/membership

02/04/2026

Treatment is easy for hep C, live free of hep C

31/03/2026

Want to make a difference and support the voices of regional and rural community members? Consider sponsoring PaC 2026!

Sponsoring PaC allows your organisation to show its support for the community while giving your own employees the opportunity to come, learn and be part of the conversation.

NUAA offers a range of sponsorship packages to suit any budget.

Email nuaa@nuaa.org.au or visit https://nuaa.org.au/pac-forum-2026-2 to learn more.

30/03/2026

Today is International Drug Checking Day! This time last year NSW had just run its first drug checking trial at Yours & Owls. Roughly 12 months later the trial wrapped up at Mighty Hoopla on Feb 21st.

Across 12 NSW Health drug checking trial events, 1,846 people accessed the service and 1,480 samples were tested; most people expected M**A, ketamine or co***ne, 86% of samples contained only what was expected, and the service also recorded 344 naloxone interventions with 501 Nyxoid boxes provided.

At the heart of the trial was the NUAA drug checking peers. These were the people who greeted punters, took them through the service and sat down at the end to have a frank discussion about harm reduction. No judgement, just facts and expert advice from someone who knows what they're talking about.

We have had nothing but incredibly positive feedback about NUAA's peers and are so proud of the care they provided throughout the trial.

We don't know what the future holds, but we know drug checking works and we hope to be involved with whatever comes next.

30/03/2026

📢 NUAA's AOD Peer Worker Foundation Training is back for April! Join us online April 8th & 15th to build your peer work skills, learn trauma-informed practice, and share your story with confidence. Only $25, with fee waivers available. 🫂⁠
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📩 Email training@nuaa.org.au to register or join the waitlist for future sessions.

30/03/2026

⚠ Opioids have been found in co***ne in NSW ⚠

Six people recently presented to hospitals in Sydney and Western NSW with opioid overdoses after using what they thought was co***ne.

It only takes a small amount of opioids to cause a life threatening overdose.

How to spot an overdose:

- Pin-point pupils
- Difficulty speaking or walking⁠
- Drowsiness⁠
- Loss of consciousness⁠
- Slow breathing/snoring⁠
- Skin turning blue (if light skinned) or grey (if dark skinned)⁠

Anyone who has taken a stimulant drug, such as co***ne, methamphetamine or M**A and is experiencing unexpected symptoms, such as drowsiness, should call Triple Zero (‘000’) immediately or seek urgent medical attention. Naloxone should be given if available.

Naloxone can be ordered for FREE (+ shipping fee) as a nasal spray or injectable from the NUAA website (link in bio) or use the Your Room website to find your local NSP or pharmacy that stocks Naloxone.

For further advice or support call our PeerLine on 1800 644 413