DXM Dextromethorphan APPEARANCE Sold in syrup, tablet, spray, & lozenge forms. In its pure form, dextromethorphan occurs as a white powder ADMINISTRATION Ingested orally, Inhaled nasally DURATION Total: 4-6 hours DESCRIPTION Dextromethorphan hydrobromide (‘DXM’ or ‘DM’) which, when taken at doses exceeding the recommended therapeutic range, becomes a powerful dissociative drug with psychedelic properties. Part of the morphinan class of substances, DXM has sedative, dissociative, and stimulant properties (at higher doses). Dissociatives are mostly NMDA receptor antagonists, these substances are hallucinogenic but different than psychedelics. As per the name, these substances create a distance between the user and reality. It is also the cough suppressant in many overthe-counter (‘OTC’) cold and cough medicines especially in those with ‘DM’ or ‘Tuss’ in their names. Dextromethorphan has numerous other uses in medicine, ranging from pain relief (as either the primary analgesic, or an opioid potentiator) and psychological applications to the treatment of dependence. DXM is not to be confused with Dextrorphan or Dexamethasone. Sold in syrup, tablet, spray, & lozenge forms. In its pure form, dextromethorphan occurs as a white powder. Examples include Robitussin, NyQuil, Dimetapp, & Vicks. It is IMPORTANT to make sure DXM is the only active ingredient in the preparation. EFFECTS THE FIRST PLATEAU(1.5-2.5mg/kg): mild stimulant effect with a little bit of a buzz, / has been compared to MDA THE SECOND PLATEAU(2.5-7.5mg/kg): more intoxicating, been compared to being drunk & stoned at the same time THE THIRD PLATEAU(7.5-15mg/kg): is dissociative, like a lower dose of ketamine. THE FOURTH PLATEAU(15-20mg/kg): fully dissociative like a higher dose of ketamine. You should AVOID higher plateau doses unless you have someone with you who can take care of you in case you get sick or freak out. It happens on DXM. Many things can happen unexpectedly on upper plateaus, such as spontaneous memory recall, complex delusions, hallucinations, out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, and perceived contact with spiritual or alien entities. You need a strong foundation of support and experience to navigate this space. *WARNING: Death has occurred in the 25mg/kg range. PHYSICAL • Urinary Retention • Increased Heart Rate • Increased Blood Pressure • Sweating • Itchiness • Lethargy • Slurred Speech • Red/Blotchy Skin Rashes • Hyperactivity • Nystagmus (Rapid Eye Movement) • Difficulty Communicating • Nausea/Dizziness • Allergic-Like Responses EMOTIONAL • Euphoria • Happiness / Mood Lift PSYCHOLOGICAL • Visual / Auditory hallucinations • Dissociation • Reduced or increased anxiety • Introspection • Music enhancement • Confusion • Depression/fatigue • Talkative • Short term memory loss or confusion • Disorientation • Paranoia • Altered time perception It is Not recomendded that you use DXM if you have: Respiratory (breathing) issues, Liver issues, Heart issues. LONG TERM EFFECTS The toxicity and long-term health effects of recreational DXM use in humans has not been studied in any scientific context and the exact toxic dosage is unknown.illness, but it is important to be aware of this possibility. Many chronic users report significant issues with memory, attention, and mood that persist for many months after stopping usage. SAFER USING: Harm Reduction Tips • AVOID using any preparation of DXM that has ANY other active ingredients, as they can make you sick and/or dead. • General rule of thumb for DXM : 1 plateau/week. In other words, If you take a Third Plateau Dose, wait 3 weeks before using again. If you use a Second Plateau dose, wait 2 weeks before using again. • Try to use in comfortable environments with people you trust to look out for you • Watch out what you are mixing DXM with, as mixing with certain drugs can cause serotonin syndrome, or Ataxia, • Some people can’t use DXM due to a genetic mutation in an important enzyme. Do your research.

YOSHI Celebrating Yoshi Tue, 24 June North Ryde Longest serving volunteer on the DanceWize team, extremely valued peer and community member and true contributor to progress in harm reduction policies and initiatives, Yoshi Levitch has passed away at the age of 43. He will be dearly missed, but also celebrated and remembered for his impact. Details

💊 We need your voice! Help shape Victoria’s new drug checking service by joining our Service User Reference Group (SURG). Share your experiences, give feedback, and make sure drug checking meets the needs of our community. Encrypted Expression of Interest form here: We’re looking for people with lived experience to help us make drug checking services in Victoria the best they can be. The new 'Victorian Pill Testing Service' is being run by YSAS, The Loop Australia and Harm Reduction Victoria, with support from the Victorian Department of Health. It’s part of an 18-month trial, offering drug checking at events (mobile) and at our fixed site in Brunswick St. We’re forming a Service User Reference Group (SURG) to make sure the service reflects the needs and voices of the community. The group will meet regularly with support from Harm Reduction Victoria staff and community members. What you’ll do in the group: Share your feedback on how drug checking is working so far – at events and at the fixed site Advise on how we can improve the design, feel and overall experience of the service Look at service data and give input into quality improvement Extra opportunities for members: Bring community perspectives into broader conversations about drug checking policy and planning in Victoria Meet and ask questions of the service providers and other key stakeholders Interested? Fill out this encrypted Expression of Interest form by OCTOBER 7th to apply. (EXTENDED DATE!). CLICK ON the above QR CODE on this device OR USE ANOTHER DEVICE to register.

Harm Reduction Victoria event listings Event at HRVic International Overdose Awareness Day (AUG 31) On FRIDAY 29th AUGUST, We'd love you to join us to celebrate the lives of our friends and family we've lost with some training, followed by a feed and a movie! Open for everyone to attend, At 4pm we'll be doing Overdose RECOGNITION and RESPONSE Training- including Overdose for Amphetamine type substances and Overdose for Opioids with naloxone administration. Rarely does overdose training include drugs other than opioids but not all overdoses look like someones asleep! How do you recognise an 'uppers' overdose?? COME FIND OUT!! Then at 6pm we'll have a hot, free dinner put on by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and cozy up to watch an old cult movie classic- "Smoke 'em if you got 'em!" at 7pm. See you Friday! If you have any questions, call 93291500. YOSHI Remembering one of our own... Stay Up to Date Here HRVic Events International Drug Users Day HRVic Scavenger Hunt and Community Dinner Fri, 07 Nov Brunswick More info Free Event Int. Overdose Awareness Day Event Fri, 29 Aug Brunswick More info Free Event Registrations Closed In Celebration of Yoshi Fri, 01 Aug Welshmans Reef More info Registration Closed Registrations Closed HRVic Support. Dont Punish. TRIVIA NIGHT Thu, 26 June Online and At HRVic Office More info Registration Closed Registrations Closed Celebrating Yoshi Tue, 24 June North Ryde More info Registration Closed Multiple Dates 'Fixed Ideas'- Community Consultation on the Drug Checking Fixed Site service Fri, 28 Feb Brunswick More info Registration Closed Registrations Closed Drug Checking in Victoria - Community Info Sesh Thu, 20 Feb Brunswick More info Registration Closed Sold Out International Drug Users Day 2024- Back in The Day... Fri, 01 Nov Brunswick More info Sold Out Registrations Closed HRVic Community Dinner - Grill n Chill Cookout- 05 July 2024 Fri, 05 July Brunswick More info Registration Closed "CHECK,Please!" - Mon, 25 Mar Zoom More info Free Event Registrations Closed FREE Webcast. Entheo Genesis Australis presents Garden States Webcast - Cubensis Rising: Wed, 24 Jan https://www.youtube.com/live/JTrg1yWiX40?si More info Sold Out SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023 Wed, 06 Dec Brunswick More info Free Event International Overdose Awareness Day @ HRVic HQ Thu, 31 Aug Brunswick More info Free Event Registrations Closed ONLINE EVENT: AIVL CONSUMERS FORUM: ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT CHANGES TO OPIOID DEPENDENCE MEDICATIONS ANSWERED Fri, 30 June AIVL CONSUMERS FORUM: ODT FEE CHANGES AUS More info Registration Closed Registrations Closed Support Don't Punish Day | HR23 Post Conference Summary Gathering Mon, 26 June HRVic More info Sold Out Registrations Closed HRVic's Drug Law ReforUm-Put The 'U' In Drug Law Reform! Fri, 14 Oct Coming Soon More info Registration Closed

The aim of the Peer Network Program© is to reduce the spread of hepatitis C and other blood borne viruses like HIV and hepatitis B. The plan is to recruit, train and support Peer Networkers© to distribute needles and syringes to their friends and associates as well as providing education about safer drug use and ‘modelling’ safer injecting practices. By increasing access to sterile needles/syringes and passing on important information and education related to reducing the harms of injecting drugs. In Melbourne, we have excellent Needle Syringe Programs (NSPs), but when you look closely at NSP statistics, a number of groups including young people who inject and particularly young women, people from CALD backgrounds and aboriginal injectors are under-represented. These are exactly the groups of people who inject that the Peer Network Program© seek to recruit as ‘peer networkers’. We know that peer education and distribution is already happening – despite the fact that it is technically illegal in Victoria to give a fit* to someone else unless you are authorised to do so. Even the regular stat sheet that you fill out every time you go into an NSP asks how many other people you are picking up for! HRVic believes a change in legislation is long overdue! Once recruited, the peer networkers will attend a comprehensive training program. On completion of training they will be registered as HRVic volunteers and authorised Needle Syringe Program (NSP) Outreach Workers. *fit= outfit ie. syringe/needle

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Updates on Frankston Healthcare clinic for patients and Pharmacotherapy consumers. IMPORTANT NOTICE: FRANKSTON HEALTHCARE CLINIC PATIENTS: JOIN HRVIC HRVic is a community organisation. It is peer led- meaning it is run and governed by people with lived and current living experience of drug use who live in Victoria. Stay Up to date with new information and what's happening for our community around pharmacotherapy and drug law reform. Join HRVic

Want to join the team at HRVic? Find out how here. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES at HRVic Harm Reduction Peer Worker for Events: Victorian Pill Testing Service Applications close Friday 3rd of October.at midnight. Application: Please submit the following documents to admin@hrvic.org.au by midnight Friday 3rd of October. Cover Letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria Resume of work and/or relevant volunteer experience POSITION VACANT MORE INFO HERE POSITION VACANT Fixed Site Operations Lead: Applications close Sunday the 10th of August at midnight. To apply, please submit the following documents to admin@hrvic.org.au : Cover Letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria Resume of work and/or relevant volunteer experience POSITION DESCRIPTION 12.03.2025 Position Description: Hepatitis C Peer Outreach Worker (Casual) Part-time: 22.8 hours (0.6 EFT) Fixed term contract SCHADS Level 3 HRVic is seeking expressions of interest from anyone with living or lived experience of injecting drug use, hepatitis C, hepatitis C treatment and the Corrections system. If you think you would suit this role, please email admin@hrvic.org.au with a brief description of your experience and why you are interested in this position. EOIs close on 30 March 2025 Read More 29.01.25 Position Description: Project Worker(s), Fuse Initiatives Part-tim e between 0.4 FTE (15.2 hours per week) and 0.8 EFT (30.4 hours per week) Fixed term contract until 30 June 2027 SCHADS Level 4.1 commensurate with experience. CLOSED Position Description: Program Support Officer, DanceWize (Casual) 31.10.2024 (Casual Contract, SCHADS Level 4) Harm Reduction Victoria is seeking a casual employee to support the delivery of Harm Reduction Victoria’s DanceWize Program with emphasis on projects and workplans as agreed upon with the DanceWize Program Coordinator, such as supporting event service delivery, program administration duties, program communications duties, and other supporting duties as directed around delivery of the DanceWize service. CLOSED HRVic is seeking expressions of interest from someone with living or lived experience drug use and knowledge and experience of festival/event work. If you think you would suit this role, please email admin@hrvic.org.au with a brief description of your experience and why you are interested in this role. EOIs close on Sunday, 10 November 2024 at 5pm Position Description: Coordinator, Fuse Initiatives (Fulltime) Harm Reduction Victoria is seeking an experienced Coordinator to join its FUSE Initiatives team. This role will support the Lived and Living Experience Workforce (LLEW) Development Program. Terms: Full-time, 1.0 EFT, 38 hours per week Fixed contract until 30 June 2025 SCHADS Level 5.1 CLOSED Email your CV, cover letter, referees & responses to the Key Selection Criteria to admin@hrvic.org.au If you have any questions about the application, please email admin@hrvic.org.au or call 9329 1500 Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview. Applications Close: Midnight, Sunday, 8 September. 28.02.2024 Position Description: PAMS Servic es Officer (Casual) Harm Reduction Victoria is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals to fulfill the position of PAMS Service Officer. Terms: 2 days per week Pay Level: SCHADS Level 4 CLOSED Please email your expression of interest AFTER READING THE ATTTACHED INFO AND SELECTION CRITERIA to admin@hrvic.org.au using the subject line: “PAMS Service Officer – Casual Position” by March 10, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment and interview. Previous applicants need not apply. Request for Expressions of Interest: Harm Reduction Victoria - DanceWize Coordinator APPLICATIONS CLOSED PAMS Service Officer - Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Mediation and Support 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED Fuse Projects- LLE (living/living experience) Educator 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED Fuse Projects- LLEW Policy Officer APPLICATIONS CLOSED Health Promotion Officer – Workforce Focus 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED Health Promotion Officer – Community Focus 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED Organisational Services Support Officer 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE AIVL : https://aivl.org.au/employment-opportunities Ethical Jobs: www.ethicaljobs.com.au

Peer run and governed state drug user organisation. HRVIC STAFF "Do a job you love and you will never work a day in your life" -Confucius Chief Executive Officer Sione Crawford Email: info@hrvic.org.au Administration General Enquiries Phone: +61-3 9329 1500 Email: admin@hrvic.org.au Peer Project Management VolunPeer Management, Training and Support Email: info@hrvic.org.au Communications WHACK Magazine, Resources-print and digital, Marketing, Branding Social Media Email: social@hrvic.org.au WHACK Email: whack@hrvic.org.au Resources Email: info@hrvic.org.au D.O.P.E (Drug Overdose Peer/Prevention Education) Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Workshops for Peers, Training of Staff Email: info@hrvic.org.au Peer Network Program VolunPeer Education, Distribution and Safety Email: info@hrvic.org.au Hepalogue Hepatitis Blog Email: info@hrvic.org.au PATH Peer Access to Hepatitis Treatment Email: info@hrvic.org.au DanceWize Party Peer Education and Care Email: info@dancewize.org.au PAMS Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Mediation and Support phone service Freecall 1 800 443 844 Email: pams@hrvic.org.au Please reload

Harm Reduction Victoria’s PAMS Service unveils a new series of four short videos made for and by people who are considering or are already on methadone or buprenorphine in Victoria. Real People. Real Voices. Real Stories. Harm Reduction Victoria’s PAMS Service unveils a new series of four short videos made for and by people who are considering or are already on methadone or buprenorphine in Victoria. Real People. Real Voices. Real Stories. 20211015 720p INHSU Comm Rapporteur Play Video All Videos

Book DanceWize peer 2 peer event care services for your single day or multi day event or festival today. We work alongside other emergency event crew to care for our community on site providing peer led drug education and harm reduction services and care. BOOKING FORM What/Who is DanceWIze? DanceWize is Australia's original, by peer for peer run party-centric harm reduction service. We deliver peer 2 peer substance specific care and support services for music events and festivals across Victoria. Starting as a grassroots Victorian group known as RaveSafe, DanceWize has been a program of Harm Reduction Victoria (HRVic) since 1999 and is partially funded by the Victorian Department of Health (DoH). So successful is the DanceWize model that peer run drug user organisations across Australia have trialled and adopted the model. In 2017, NUAA started and administered it's own spin off-DanceWize NSW. HRVic is part of a national network of peer based drug user orgs which are able to support the emergence of similar programs in other parts of the country too. This network promotes health rights, human rights and harm reduction. Are you having an event or require another DanceWize service? The DanceWize program model utilises peer-based support to deliver education, provide resources and referrals about safer drug use, harm reduction related health and wellbeing issues at music events and festivals. Our team members have appropriate training and living/ lived-experience to care for intoxicated persons or people who need other support in event and festival settings. Our Team Leads and Key Peer Educators and carers (KPEs) undergo a range of training including First Aid (HLTFA003), but we do not operate as a First Aid provider, as this is not the program’s objective. We work as part of an event's Health Emergency Management Plan (HEMP) alongside health providers and other on-site services. The efficacy of this peer-based program model is evidence-based and in 2016 HRVic’s DanceWize won the Minister of Health’s award for Outstanding Achievement by Volunteers Supporting Diversity. Our Services 01 Brief Interventions & Peer Education The DW Brief Interventions generally take place at the front of house of the DW Chill Space. consist of peer to peer support to deliver non judgemental, up to date, real information around substances and safer using education, provide resources and referrals around safer drug use, and related health and wellbeing issues at music events and festivals. Partygoers and event staff can access extensive substance information, free health and safer using education, peer support, relevant referrals, harm reduction and health supplies. See our Resources List for a comprehensive overview. 03 Mobile Interventions & Roving This is a Paragraph. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to edit the content and make sure to add any relevant information that you want to share with your visitors. 05 Service Name This is a Paragraph. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to edit the content and make sure to add any relevant information that you want to share with your visitors. 02 Care Interventions & Chill Space The DW Chill Space located in close proximity to the on-site medical where trained KPEs provide support for intoxicated persons experiencing distress, provide a safe space for victims of sexual assault/harassment, and deliver an integrated reciprocal referral model for care with the onsite medical/first aid provider. All patrons are assessed and managed in accordance with strict protocols and in collaboration with the on-site medical team. See our Triage and Care Protocols for further information. 04 Gender Based Violence & Mental Health Service Provision of a separate safe space behind the DanceWize Chill Space Provision of qualified counsellors who work collaboratively with EMT’s to manage risk of wider festival safety Temporary accommodation options Resources, and expert counselling and advocacy support provided to people in care Ability to engage with local CASA, to assess their ability to be present onsite with a resource table as part of DanceWize GBV Service Ability for counsellors to provide secondary consultation and debriefing to all event staff and volunteers who may have witnessed GBV or have been a first responder Ability for counsellors to respond to other festival incidents at request of EMT Provision of active bystander rovers, who role model bystander intervention and provide education about consent *Please Note: Completing this request does not mean that you have booked DanceWize for your event. An HRVic staff member/DanceWize Coordinator will reply to you ASAP to confirm receipt of your request & discuss your needs further. The demand for the DanceWize team is Very high. We are booked 6-12months in advance. We appreciate that sometimes "stuff happens" and things are overlooked when planning events and we will do our best to fit in last minute requests but are very, VERY limited to what we can take on at short notice. Please keep this in mind. DanceWize is an unfunded program run by Harm Reduction Victoria. If you wish to possibly enhance our capacity to take more bookings, please feel free to donate. ;-)

NANGS Nitrous Oxide APPEARANCE Nitrous oxide is a colourless and tasteless gas. ADMINISTRATION Inhaled DURATION Total: from 1-5 minutes EFFECTS • Analgesia (pain relief) • Clumsiness/loss of balance • Buzzing sensation in fingers/toes • Nausea • Sedation • Headaches • Confusion • Dizziness/light headedness • Numbness in ex-tremities with regular use • Reduced vitamin B12 levels Description Nitrous Oxide (N2O) is a colourless gas that is commonly used for sedation and pain relief. It is also used by people to feel intoxicated. When inhaled, it causes rapid analgesia (pain relief), euphoria, mild sedation & psychedelic dissociation. It has been used in dentistry since the mid- 1800s and recreationally since the late 1700s when it earned the name ‘laughing gas’ because of its tendency to cause laughter in those who inhale it. It is also a food additive when used as a propellant for whipped cream and is used in the automotive industry to enhance engine performance. N2O that is prepared for automotive use or any other use than human consumption should not be inhaled, as other dangerous chemicals may have been added to the mix. It is also increasingly being used to treat people withdrawing from alcohol dependence. Nitrous oxide is classified as a dissociative anesthetic and has been found to produce dissociation of the mind from the body (a sense of floating), distorted perceptions and visual and audio hallucinations. Effects PHYSICAL • Analgesia (pain relief) • Clumsiness/loss of balance • Buzzing sensation in fingers/toes • Nausea • Sedation • Headaches • Confusion • Dizziness/light headedness • Numbness in ex-tremities with regular use • Reduced vitamin B12 levels BEHAVIOURAL • Giddiness, laughter, giggling • Euphoria • Exhilaration • Mood lift PSYCHOLOGICAL • Sound distortions • Aural hallucinations • Dream-like state • Minor-strong visual hallucinations and visuals • Reduced perception of external stimuli Proper Disposal of Nitrous Bulbs Nitrous bulbs can be recycled at certain recycling centres. Take HOME with you from festivals and events. You can even make money from recycling them sometimes. Dispose of responsibly.