! !**DRUG ALERT**!! (Melbourne/Naarm, Victoria, and VIC wide) !!**COCAINE adulterated with opioid PROTONITAZENE**!! A white powder sold as cocaine 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 COCAINE 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 heroin. It is important for everyone- REGARDLESS of the substance you are planning to take- to CARRY NALOXONE. **CARRY iT ON YOU!!- not keep in a cupboard at home or your glove box in the car. 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/.../victorias-take-home ... ) 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. Read the Nitazenes substance specific article here: 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/.../cocaine-adulterated ... or HRVic's Overdose page on our website: www.hrvic.org.au/dope

A pink and white capsule sold as ‘3C-P’ in Melbourne/Naarm contains the potent opioid protonitazene. The Department of Health has issued a new Drug Alert about a pink and white capsule or white powder sold as ‘3C-P’ or in Melbourne containing the potent opioid protonitazene. Opioids are central nervous system depressants, typically producing a range of effects including pain relief, sedation and respiratory depression (dangerously slow breathing). Respiratory depression often appears more quickly with novel synthetic opioids (NSOs), increasing the risk of life-threatening overdose. Protonitazene is an extremely potent NSO, which means it can produce strong effects in very small amounts. There has been one serious recent hospitalisation in Victoria associated with this pink and white capsule. Due to the potency of NSOs, the product produces strong adverse opioid effects such as loss of consciousness, respiratory depression, and life-threatening hypoxia (insufficient oxygen for normal functioning). It’s important to know the signs of opioid overdose and to carry naloxone to reverse opioid overdose-even if you don't plan to take opioids. HRVic has naloxone available for FREE from our NSP at 299-305 Victoria St Brunswick. We also have naloxone training EVERY 1st of the month ONLINE for FREE at 4:30pm. See website for details (www.hrvic.org.au/training) We can also do one on one training with you if you don't know how to use, when you come to pick up. Or check out our info on naloxone on our 'Recognise & Respond to Overdose' page. Anyone who experiences adverse drug effects or is present when someone has an unexpected reaction to a drug should seek help immediately by calling Triple Zero (000). See DoH drug alerts here: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/.../protonitazene-sold-as-3c-p

We've had a few reports of contaminated cocaine around Melbourne/Geelong areas. .At this stage, the information is not verified, and any verification may take 1-2 weeks. A drug alert would only be issued after information specific to the incident(s) can be verified. However, as many of you are probably thinking, 1-2 weeks is too long if information that could help someone avoid potentially serious harm exists.We have issued a 'Community alert' via DanceWize and HRVic social media, which will include a summary of what we currently know, some general harm reduction advice around adulterants, and a call to action requesting any information that may assist with a drug alert. WHAT WE KNOW There were several incidents around Melbourne and Geelong of people having an opiate-like response after taking something they thought was cocaine. At least one of these lead to a trip to the emergency room. Where cocaine would normally generate a stimulate-type response - raised heart rate, raised mood / excitability etc., instead people have reported drowsiness to the point of nodding off, and slowed breathing. In at least two of the reports, naloxone was applied and reversed the symptoms.This would be quite a starkly different response to the expected, and if anyone sees a response like this over the weekend, emergency assistance should be immediately sought. Naloxone should be given if available. Any more information can be emailed to us at info@dancewize.org.au or call the HRVIC Office on 93291500- but note that the emails and phone aren't monitored over the weekend and that emergency assistance is vital if concerned about someone's response after taking something they thought was cocaine. Stay safe! Keep an eye out, Carry naloxone. If you need some, drop past our NSP .

WHY IS IT A PROBLEM? Metonitazene is a novel synthetic opioid. Opioids are central nervous system depressants. They typically produce a range of effects including sedation, short-term pain relief, and respiratory depression (where breathing slows or stops). Respiratory depression often appears more quickly with novel synthetic opioids (NSOs), increasing the risk of life-threatening overdose. NSOs are a leading contributor to overdose deaths world-wide. Metonitazene is a potent NSO that is not often seen in Australia. Its potency is similar to fentanyl, estimated to be between 30 and 200 times that of morphine. This means it can produce life-threatening toxic effects in very small amounts. Metonitazene can come as a white, off-white or beige powder. It can appear in ANY white powder and HAS. PLEASE BE AWARE. The Department of Health is aware of two serious recent hospitalisations associated with metonitazene. Patients experienced strong and fast-acting effects, leading to loss of consciousness, respiratory depression and hypoxia (insufficient oxygen for normal functioning). Know the signs of opioid overdose – and carry naloxone People who are expecting to use cocaine may not know how to recognise and respond to opioid overdose. Signs of opioid overdose to look out for include: breathing slowly, reduced consciousness (meaning someone is hard to rouse), or tiny pupils in some cases. More information about opioid overdose symptoms can be found here. Naloxone is an easy-to-use medication that can reverse opioid overdose – it’s safe to use even if you’re not sure whether someone has taken opioids. Naloxone is available for free from participating pharmacies (a script is not required). The pharmacist will show you how to use naloxone. Alternatively, contact Harm Reduction Victoria for training from peers. Using metonitazene or other opioids with depressants such as alcohol, GHB or benzodiazepines (‘Xanax’, ‘Valium’, ‘Mylan’, etc) increases the risk of overdose. Reduce the risk of harm If you experience adverse drug effects, or are present when someone has an unexpected reaction, seek help immediately by calling Triple Zero (000). All alcohol and other drug use comes with risks, so: ü Be aware that other false or contaminated drug products may circulate in Victoria, even if no specific warning has been issued about them. Metonitazene may circulate in other forms. ü Make sure you’re in a safe environment with people you trust. ü Remember, even ‘pure’ drugs can produce serious side effects and death, and can interact dangerously with medications/pharmaceutical drugs. Contact Harm Reduction Victoria’s DanceWize team for anonymous support or visit our HRVic NSP at 299-305 Victoria St Brunswick to get a quick training session and pick up your FREE Naloxone Kit from peers. Talk to DanceWize volunteers by email at info@dancewize.org.au.

DRUG ALERT- DEC 31 2022

Suspected adulterant thebainein commercially available poppy seeds. WARNING.

Yellowish white powder mixed with crystalline chunks repeatedly presented as ketamine to CanTEST have been found to contain the NEW psychoactive substance 2'-fluoro-2-oxo-PCE instead. CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service is now open in Canberra CBD. #cantest#pilltestingcanberra#pilltestingaustralia

By Maximillion Alexander I had just started work for the morning at a Melbourne Central coffee stand when I heard that my best friend Luke had died. We had been close friends from the day I met him in a boot camp therapeutic community a year prior and we shared many similarities. But when we left rehab I had managed to stay clean, while he had teetered in and out of "recovery". I will never forget that unbearable feeling of being torn three ways, between tending to his partner Danielle’s anguish as she screamed hysterically into the phone, between the frustrated glares of the customers lining up for their morning coffee fix, and between my own desire to run far away, anywhere but behind that coffee stand, out into the street and even into the arms of the same drug that stole my best friend in that moment. I couldn’t find the words for Danielle, so I feebly told her I was there for her, and I’d call her as soon as I had a chance to speak. As I made coffee after coffee, my mind kept going back to the last time I saw Luke in the musty lounge of the inner-city halfway house he shared with 12 otherwise homeless men. He was a few days into his Suboxone withdrawal, splayed across the tattered pleather recliner, detox sweat lining his brow, his legs jerking from time to time as we tried to make light of the situation. I reminded him that when he felt well enough I would again drive him to 12-step meetings, and he’d proudly be able to identify as “clean” to those he felt didn’t accept him while he was on Suboxone. This was my attempt to keep his eye on the prize. Little did I know that his desire to identify as “clean” may have been what killed him in the end. The night I’d seen him a few days prior I’d dragged him to the local Collingwood NA meeting at a nearby church. During the intermission, the chairperson called out the obligatory clean-time countdown, as group members stood to acknowledge their respective times spent clean off all drugs and alcohol. The meeting was chaired by a gruff, portly middle-aged ex-bikie who was a well-respected member of the local fellowship. “Is anyone clean three to six months?” he announced to the church meeting hall full to the brim with recovering drug-addicts. A few members stood to the applauds of their fellow NA members. “One to three months?” Another group of members stood proudly to the cheers of the group. “One to 30 days?” The room cheered yet again. “The newcomer is the most important person in the room. Is anyone clean one day?” The room fell silent as the gruff meeting chair scans the room. One teenage guy stood, a kid in a white Adidas tracksuit and a gold chain. The room clapped and a group member behind him patted him on the back. He looked chuffed as he received his white Just For Today key-tag. “And has anyone used drugs today, or is anyone on drug-replacement?” I looked over to Luke who is considered to be a part of this category, having been on Suboxone for months. I’m unsure if he’ll own up to being on “drug-replacement”, a category of people who are generally looked down on as still on drugs by those in NA. Sometimes he owns it, other times he’s known to shrink back into his chair. He sighed and stood. He was the only one. The room clapped, he received his obligatory pat on the back. The chairperson chimed in “Welcome!- Not many people own up to that.” I was proud of him, but as he sat back down all I saw on his face is a look of shame. After the meeting we sat on a bench outside, shared a cigarette and debriefed. “I gotta get off this Suboxone shit Tom. I hate how it makes me feel about myself. I hate not being clean.” I reminded him again that there’s "no rush," that people "can have a good quality of life on Suboxone®." (or pharmacotherapy" or OST/ORT/MATOD/OAT and other new acronyms it changes to that just means opiate replacement.(We'll stick to Opioid AgonistTreatment (OAT)for arguements sake) “Besides the way you use smack” I reminded him, “it’s better to be on Suboxone than to be dead. You've been naloxone’d 5 times this year man, don’t forget.” And it’s true. He had been resuscitated by the ambulance five times between leaving 'O House' and going on Suboxone. But my reminder wasn’t enough. Within a day of that meeting, Luke had been to see a doctor and received a script for diazepam and the staff at the halfway house cleared him to do a home detox while living on-premise. It was against their policy, but they made an exception given his pleadings, and the fact he had Danielle and I as support, and I was taking him to regular 12-step meetings. Six days later, on his pay day, Luke was found dead on the top story of an inner-city projects car-park. When a passerby saw his legs sticking out from between two cars, he rushed Illustration: D ROQ SQUILLIONAIRE to find a doctor from the community health clinic nearby, but it was already much too late. He was already blue. They estimated he had stopped breathing at least 20 minutes prior. In the coroner’s report, the doctor who found him mentioned that Luke looked “otherwise healthy, like someone who hadn’t used for a while.” And he was right. Luke hadn’t used heroin for months while he was on Suboxone. In fact the only time he wasn’t injecting heroin was when he was on Suboxone. It’s obvious to me now that from the day Luke left rehab it was largely Suboxone that was keeping him alive. It was Suboxone that allowed me to have those precious few good months with my friend. We had some really good times. He was funny, loveable, laid-back with a really quick, dry wit. And I cherish those last few months we had together. I miss him dearly to this day. Throughout that period of recovery with Luke I was seemingly incapable of expressing emotion. I found it difficult to grieve, to cry, and to express any form of hurt. But the day of Luke’s funeral, as I helped carry his coffin and felt the weight of my best mate on my shoulder, and as I heard the sound of Danielle’s impassioned cries as she pleaded to the Gods, “Please don’t take my boy! Please don’t take my baby boy!” My tears flowed for the first time in years. As tragic as the loss of Luke was to me, it wasn’t the first time I’d lost a best friend to heroin. My close friend Mitch and I met in a short-term detox facility some years before Luke. Mitch was a large man, both in stature and girth, and he carried an even larger personality. I was immediately pulled towards Mitch’s manic, buoyant and infectious personality, and that cheeky smile. We were both diagnosed Bipolar type 1 which we laughingly referred to as “Think Ya Jesus” Bipolar, and our mutual diagnoses caused us to bounce off each other in a loud manic cacophony nobody could contain. We went on to use drugs together for a number of years, but there were many times we also helped and encouraged each other to get clean. The best years I had with Mitch were when both of us were on Suboxone. Sure we were far from paragons of clean-living, but our mutual decision to seek Suboxone treatment turned our daily heroin habits into at the very most a fortnightly pay-day dabble. There were even periods we both went up to six months without using, and if one of us was messing up, we were careful not to bring the other down. It was during these three years of relative stability that I found myself secure housing, entered professional employment for the first time in my life, fell in love and returned to university where I completed most of my units with a distinction average. Mitch also improved by leaps and bounds, managed to stay out of the psychiatric units for up to a year at a time, and returned to higher education. This from a pair of bipolar disordered daily dope fiends seemed almost a miracle. Mitch always had a much stronger desire to get off ORT than I. He spoke a lot about his desire to go scuba diving in Thailand with his partner, and how much his ORT dependence was a barrier to his newfound wanderlust. So when I called him on the phone one afternoon and discovered he’d already jumped off his 6mg dose of Suboxone and was nearly through the ensuing two week withdrawal, my words were only of encouragement. “Good on you Mitch! When you get to 3 months with no Sub and no heroin, and I’ll jump off Sub too. Then we’ll both go to Thailand!” The last time I saw Mitch he called me over to rescue him from the latest big technological drama he was facing. He often called people over to soothe him through his technology induced panics. At one stage his family were called over to discover he’d relocated all his electrical kit, TV, Hi-Fi, computers to the front lawn while pacing frantically while lamenting that nothing was working anymore. Never mind. However this trip to Mitch’s was over the rather benign and legitimate issue of an internet connection that was cut off owing to an unpaid bill. I explained to him what was going on, told him to quit being a three-toed South American sloth and get off his ass. I also commended him on how well he was doing without Suboxone. Neither of us had used heroin for a number of months, but he was the first one to take the plunge and jump off his drug-replacement. And I had a lot of respect and admiration for his chutzpah. I never thought he’d get to one week, let alone five weeks without Suboxone or heroin. However there was one telling moment that gave away his underlying vulnerability, a moment that in hindsight I wish I paid more heed. As I sat on the computer he looked at me intently with devious grin, and without saying a word I knew what he was about to ask. “Tommy boy. Do you … ? “ He cut himself short, and gave me the look we’d given each other hundreds of times before, the cheeky wry look a heroin addict gives one of his kin when he wanted us both to go and score together. I feigned ignorance. “Do you what Mitch?” “Ahhh don’t worry.” He dropped it. And that was the last of it. I left shortly after, but I left with a niggling worry in the back of my mind. The next day I logged onto my Facebook after work, and was faced with the fateful news. Mitch had been found dead in his flat earlier that day. He’d collapsed in the doorway between his lounge and his kitchen, having just sat at his kitchen table to inject a dose of heroin far too great for a person with no tolerance. I had little doubt about what he got up to that fateful day. Many times we’d driven to that seedy Western suburbs bus-stop together to score, driven back to his place with excitement and frantically mixed up our bounty together on that same kitchen table. Only that time he did it alone. Illustration: D ROQ SQUILLIONAIRE

REMINISCING WITH BIRDY Does anyone out there remember the good old days of 'Speed'? Don't for one minute compare 'Ice' to speed -unless you have used speed you won't know what I'm talking about. I always used to tell people speed was a social drug, it was always more fun to share it even when it meant paying for others to enjoy it with you (or if you were dealer giving some away). The amount of times I remember people coming or going to score and ending up partying with complete strangers, usually the middle man when scoring, when I say party I mean sitting around talking and socialising -most of the time we'd never see the same people again. It would happen because that's the sort of buzz 'speed' gave you. I had a special friend. So special. No one could make me laugh like she could, one time we were in prison together and all we done was laugh and eat, all the other girls couldn't understand what was so funny. At times we would be literally rolling around on the floor laughing. I used a lot of speed with her and she was value for money. It was one of those friendships that against all odds worked. She is long gone now, about 18 years and I still have days when I miss her so much I have a little cry and move on. With speed- Another plus was the price. It never changed. Or seemed that way. I remember buying a gram for $60 for at least 10 years and the quality never dropped below about a 6-7 out of 10. If you were really lucky you'd get an 8-9 and it was the exact same gear for a couple of years at a time. I woke up one day and went to get on and the dealer just said 'No we don't sell that any more, but I've got some Ice if you want that.' I didn't want the Ice but what choice did I have, 'None' and it turns out the Ice is $50 a point, just like that. Whoever made the decision to stop the speed added about 400% profit. A year or two down the track I went to score at the same place and I'm told, Oh, it's $100 a point now, no warning that the price is about to rise, no reason given. The dealers all just got a 100 % pay rise lucky dealers -very unlucky users. What the hell? The only place you would get away with treating your customers like that is in the drug trade. I've always thought a union was needed to look after the users interests. Imagine if all the users had said "sorry we're not paying $100," I bet the price would have stayed the same. The saddest part of all this is that since the price doubled the quality has been slipping and slipping if it slips any further it will fall right off the end and won't even be an illegal drug any more just a mixture of crap. These young people that have only heard stories about speed truly have no idea what they missed out on. You got a 'happy high' from speed- it had little to no effect on most people's mental health and if you didn't have any you just went to bed for 2-3 days and slept it off. Oh well even reminiscing about speed has put a smile on my face, all those happy memories spent with nice people, getting to know new people, and not overpriced. If you're out there and have used speed you know exactly what I'm on about. In my opinion, all the future holds with ice is less quality - more cost. Maybe it's time to quit, things must be bad. LOL CHEERS

Drug alert Yellow powder containing the potent novel/new synthetic opioid ‘protonitazene’ has been mis-sold as ketamine in Melbourne. Protonitazene is a novel synthetic opioid. Opioids are central nervous system depressants. They typically produce a range of effects including sedation, short-term pain relief, and respiratory depression (breathing difficulty). Respiratory depression often appears more quickly with novel synthetic opioids (NSOs), increasing the risk of life-threatening overdose. NSOs are a leading contributor to overdose deaths world-wide. Protonitazene is a potent NSO that is not often seen in Australia. It’s around three times more potent than fentanyl and can produce life-threatening toxic effects in very small amounts. There have been serious recent hospitalisations associated with this powder. The product appears to have strong and fast-acting effects, leading to loss of consciousness and respiratory depression which may cause life-threatening hypoxia (insufficient oxygen for normal functioning). People who are expecting to use ketamine may not know how to recognise and respond to opioid overdose. Someone might appear to be entering a ‘K-Hole’ (a dissociative state brought on by higher doses of ketamine) but could actually be showing signs of opioid overdose. Signs of opioid overdose to look out for include: tiny pupils, breathing slowly and reduced consciousness (meaning someone is hard to rouse) FOR WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF OVERDOSE, Click HERE: Using protonitazene or other opioids or depressants such as alcohol, GHB or benzodiazepines (‘Xanax’, ‘Valium’, etc) increases the risk of overdose. Reduce the risk of harm & get naloxone to reverse opioid overdose from HRVic today! If you experience adverse drug effects, or are present when someone has an unexpected reaction, seek help immediately by calling Triple Zero (000). Naloxone is an easy-to-use medication that can reverse opioid overdose – it’s safe to use even if you’re not sure whether someone has taken opioids. Contact Harm Reduction Victoria or DirectLine to obtain free naloxone locally and be trained in how to use it. Naloxone is also available from pharmacies without a script. Contact the Harm Reduction Victoria team for anonymous support and education from peers. Call us on 03-93291500 or visit our chat function on this website. For more info see: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/.../yellow-powder...

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. DURATION OF EFFECTS Total Duration: 1-5 minutes Onset: 0-60 seconds Peak: 1-5 minutes Coming Down: 10 minutes After Effects/Hangover: 15 minutes HALF LIFE Even though the apparent effects of the drug wear off after 5 -10 minutes, the drug is still active in your system for up to 15 minutes after you have taken it. Remember this if using other substances or redosing. EFFECTS ‘Set’ (your mind & body) + ‘Setting’ (environment) + Drug Physical Analgesia (pain relief) Clumsiness/loss of balance Buzzing sensation in fingers/toes Nausea Sedation Headaches Confusion *LESS COMMON Dizziness/light headedness *LESS COMMON Numbness in extremities with regular use *LESS COMMON Reduced vitamin B12 levels *RARE Emotional 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 Long Term Effects Depletion of vitamin B12 can cause numbing of fine nerve endings - especially noticeable in the fingers & toes. Using supplements can help reduce the likelihood of this. For advanced depletion vitamin B12 shots are used to treat. If left untreated, B12 deficiency can lead to long-term damage. Exposure to nitrous oxide has also been linked to lowered fertility rates in women. It is not recommended to use nitrous if you have or are at risk of: Pregnant as it may cause miscarriage Pulmonary hypertension Asthma Head injury History of anemia Chest infection Breathing difficulties or other respiratory issues DRUG COMBINATIONS Polydrug use has many possible outcomes. What could be fun for one person could be dangerous for another. We recommend you proceed with caution. DANGEROUS Depressants (GHB, alcohol,benzos & opioids) = increased risk of losing consciousness CAUTION Psychedelics (LSD,DMT, magic mushrooms, 2CB) = can lead to a short intense increase of psychedelic experience that may be experienced as challenging. LOW RISK MDMA = nausea Alcohol = nausea Psychedelics (LSD, DMT, magic mushrooms, 2CB) = can lead to a short intense increase of psychedelic experience that may be experienced as challenging. DRUG TESTS Roadside Police: Roadside saliva tests do not look for nitrous. It is illegal to drive under the influence of any illicit drugs, including nitrous oxide and any driver may be subject to a roadside behavioural impairment test. Wait at least 2 hours before driving. Workplace: It is so rapidly metabolised that it is therefore not able to be tested for. ‘Pill Testing’/Drug Checking: Not able to be tested for SAFER USING Use around people you trust and somewhere you feel safe. Sit or lie down when using as it can affect your ability to stand. Keep your head elevated slightly if lying down. Take breaks between sessions & breathe lots of fresh air between inhalations. Only a couple of inhalations from a balloon is needed to absorb most nitrous—Oxygen deprivation does not increase the high. Using a balloon helps to warm the gas (the gas is freezing / -40C degrees eg. can cause frostbite) and normalises the pressure before inhaling (can cause ruptures in lung tissue when inhaled directly from these containers). Cover nozzle with a piece of fabric to filter metal particles from the bulbs if inhaling directly from cream whipper. If using a small handheld cracker, always put into a balloon and do not directly inhale. Avoid sharing balloons and cream whippers to reduce the risk of transferring bacteria and viruses like herpes to one another. SAFER HANDLING Nitrous oxide bulbs are extremely flammable as all pressurised gases are at risk of explosion. Do not use near an open flame. Nitrous bulbs can be recycled at certain recycling centres. Dispose responsibly to protect the earth, and each other from injury. Cleaning out your equipment from bacteria, grease and gunk will reduce risk of viral and bacterial infections. MORE INFO This resource has been made by people who use drugs for their peers & the wider community. The role of DanceWize is to provide credible & non-judgmental info to promote health & harm reduction. In an unregulated (illegal) market you don’t know the purity or dose of any drug and there is always some risk. You can educate yourself and practise harm reduction to reduce risk. Knowledge is power. #JUSTSAYKNOW