Join peers and sector leaders to discuss the future of Australia's hepatitis C response, emerging challenges, and opportunities to advance elimination efforts. Don't forget to register here: https://tr.ee/GYkqwUy7d2 #hepc #harmreductionsaveslives #pwud

For Support Don't Punish, we asked our community of people who use/d drugs: If people who use drugs were always cared for and supported, what would you see? Here are more of their responses, illustrated by Emily Ebdon. #harmreduction #supportdontpunish #supportdontpunishaus #harmreductionsaveslives

Love this year's Support Don't Punish artwork? You can now wear it, hang it, stick it, and take it with you. Explore our Redbubble store featuring this year's designs, past campaign artwork, and more. Proceeds support future Support Don't Punish campaigns. 💛 #harmreductionsaveslives #redbubble

For Support Don't Punish, we asked our community of people who use/d drugs: If people who use drugs were always cared for and supported, what would you see? These are their responses, illustrated by Emily Ebdon. #supportdontpunish #supportdontpunishaus #harmreductionsaveslives

From pandemics to climate emergencies, people who use drugs have shown resilience and innovation. Join us to explore new AIVL research commissioned by INPUD. Register for webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R2T6Ze_QSAeX73JYz0S5Bw#/registration #pwud #harmreductionsaveslives

For Support Don’t Punish, we’re asking our community: If people who use drugs were always cared for and supported, what would you see? Share your answer, and we’ll illustrate the answers for this year’s campaign. #supportdontpunishaus #supportdontpunish #humanrights #harmreductionsaveslives

Join us Thursday 7 May at 12pm AEST to celebrate International Harm Reduction Day with our Driving the Progress of Harm Reduction Webinar. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nY4bkr3jRnyJZYa3_OWcCw#/registration #harmreductionsaveslives #humanrights

Fact! 💜✊️✊🏽💚

Dr Alex Wodak AM@alexwodak.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Lancet Is Editorial. “The decades-long war on drugs has failed. The evidence is clear: a more compassionate, health-first approach to drug policy that decriminalises use and possession and supports those formerly marginalised by criminalisation has myriad benefits www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The drug useThe drug user movement and environmental activism share more than you think. Join our peer-led Earth Day webinar on how people who use drugs can support environmental protection. Register: https://tinyurl.com/aivlwebinar #harmreductionsaveslives #pwud #humanrights

Important advocacy by @hrca.bsky.social to end prohibition in NZ. Mark sure to sign and support! 💚✊️💜

Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa@hrca.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Help us end prohibition. Anyone from any country can sign! Please sign our parliamentary petition: petitions.parliament.nz/0ab5ed2a-54c...

As many PWUD smoke, accessible smoke-free nicotine products are crucial harm reduction to help our community members reduce smokingif they want to and take good care of themselves. 💜

Dr Alex Wodak AM@alexwodak.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Jury now well & truly in. Smoke-free nicotine products effective help smokers quit, popular, much safer than smoking.Tobacco control generously funded by billionaire Bloomberg tries hard to protect Big Tobacco’s deadly cigarettes @jmenezes.bsky.social @sanho.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social

NCCRED, AIVL, CAHMA & Harm Reduction Victoria are studying experiences of people who’ve used benzodiazepines from dealers or online markets in the past 12 months. Get involved: https://nccred.org.au/research/our-research/current-research-projects/the-navigating-novel-benzos-study

Tomorrow! Join @who.int for the launch of the new consolidated guidance on hepatitis B and C prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery, and monitoring. 📅: 26 March ⏰: 12:30-14:00 CET Learn more and register: bit.ly/3PHwMZc

Here in Australia our unregulated peptide market represents a HUGE problem, particularly for our young people. @uqchsr.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social Read Here: www.afr.com/life-and-lux...

‘Catastrophic’: Teenagers as young as 14 buying peptides online

Experts say peptides are now a bigger problem than steroids because more people use them and slick marketing on social media understates their risks.

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Yet another Coronial Inquiry recommends more harm reduction at youth music events & condemns sniffer dogs & hardline policing @aivl.bsky.social @harmreductionintl.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sniffer dogs and bag searches can make drug danger at festivals more likely, Victorian coroner finds

Findings follow death of woman at Marlo Altitude music festival in 2023, with coroner recommending state urgently update 2013 code of practice

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Amazing step of community care in Vietnam 💜

Dr Alex Wodak AM@alexwodak.bsky.social · 5mo ago

First methadone clinic in Vietnam only established after long & ferocious battle. Typical of new drug harm reduction everywhere. Soon had to be expanded as benefits great & demand very strong. Now battle re tobacco harm reduction @aivl.bsky.social @harmreductionintl.bsky.social @sanho.bsky.social

Australia is a real-time example. In New Zealand: Smoking has dropped significantly because regulated alternatives exist. Bottom line: People don’t stop nicotine use — they change how they access it. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

Australia govt policy 15 years ALP,LNP,health establishment: •⬆️smoking✅ •huge ⬆️illicit trade cigs & vapes✅ •rampant extortion✅ •⬆️insurance cig retailers✅ •⬆️firebombings,homicides✅ •⬇️govt revenue cig excise✅ @algore09algor.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social @jmenezes.bsky.social

We need this barbaric practice of murdering PWUD in Singapore to stop! 💜✊️

Harm Reduction International@harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In Singapore, drug-related executions reached the highest number ever recorded since we started monitoring this in 2007. Using the death penalty for drug offences raises serious human rights concerns and it devastates communities.

The lack of public bathrooms in US cities harms unhoused people in particular and fuels public hostility, reports @tganeva.bsky.social. Experts discuss the drug war-related moral panic that's seen many bathrooms shut down, and ways to reduce risks today:

Lack of Public Bathrooms Makes Cities More Hostile - Filter

Back in February, a woman shared a tale of urban woe on social media. She wrote that her husband had ...

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A full room at our hybrid event at the EU Parliament in Brussels today. Thanks to the MEPs, our host, partners, and speakers who made this event a success. Now, we must build on this momentum to accelerate hepatitis elimination and strengthen liver cancer prevention across Europe.

“Our goal is to establish dominance by offering better drugs and protection,” BJ, an upper-level supplier in his early 30s, told Filter. “It’s about building trust and ensuring that everyone benefits."

"We Are Doing It to Survive"—In Cape Town, the Drug Trade Feels Inevitable - Filter

Cape Town, South Africa, is a city renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and vibrant culture. Woven into the fabric of ...

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Exactly right!

CAPHRA Asia Pacific@caphra.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Harm reduction reduces smoking. Over-restriction increases illegal supply. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE26...

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), like methadone & buprenorphine, are the most effective treatments for people struggling with addiction to opioids. They promote recovery and save lives by reducing cravings & withdrawal symptoms, while cutting overdose risk in half. But access is at risk👇

At 10 mg of naloxone per nasal spray, each dose of Rezenopy is the equivalent of two-and-a-half doses of Narcan. It’s the highest-dose naloxone nasal spray available—a distinction that comes with no proven benefits to people at risk of overdose filtermag.org/rezenopy-10-...

Rezenopy, the 10 Mg Naloxone Nasal Spray, Enters the OD Antidote Market - Filter

Two years after its approval by the Food and Drug Administration, opioid-overdose reversal product Rezenopy is about to make its ...

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“GLP-1 receptor agonists .. associated with ⬇️risk of a broad array of incident SUDs [Substance Use Disorders], suggesting potential preventive effects .. range of substances; GLP-1 receptor agonists .. also associated with ⬇️ risk of SUD related adverse clinical outcomes” www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Really well done blog and Substances & Psychosis from @knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social

KnowYourStuffNZ@knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hi friends! This month's blog is a bit late, and we're sorry, but it's a sensitive subject and we wanted to make sure we got it right. This month we take a deep dive into substance-induced psychosis. Read the article: knowyourstuff.nz/substances-a...

Scholarship are open for #APSAD26 8-11 Nov on Walyalup (Fremantle) for First Peoples. Students & ECRs, Frontline Workers & Community Organisation workers. Scholarships are only open to APSAD members - make sure your membership is current or apply today https://www.apsadconference.com.au/scholarships

We're pleased to continue our Abstract Mentor Program in #APSAD26 providing an opportunity for those less experienced with preparing abstracts to get input and increase your chances of being accepted into the program. More information - https://www.apsadconference.com.au/abstract-mentor-program

Hep C spreads through blood-to-blood contact. Stay safe: use sterile gear, keep your own kit, don’t share. Find your NSP: https://aivl.org.au/nsp-directory #IYR2026 #livefreefromhepc #hepc #eliminatehepc #Itsyourright2 #harmreductionworks #loveyourliver #druguserslivesmatter