Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation & Advocacy (CAHMA)
@cahma.bsky.social
30+ years of advocacy for people who use drugs and drug treatment services. Peer run organisation - nothing about us, without us.
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We asked delegates at AIVL's Health and Human Rights Summit, "Why does experience matter?"
https://aivl.org.au/resources/emerging-drugs-and-trends/ #harmreductionsaveslives #pwud #humanrights
https://aivl.org.au/resources/emerging-drugs-and-trends/ #harmreductionsaveslives #pwud #humanrights
April 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We asked delegates at AIVL's Health and Human Rights Summit, "Why does experience matter?"
https://aivl.org.au/resources/emerging-drugs-and-trends/ #harmreductionsaveslives #pwud #humanrights
https://aivl.org.au/resources/emerging-drugs-and-trends/ #harmreductionsaveslives #pwud #humanrights
Sharing the terrible news that Interchange Health has today gone into voluntary administration.
If you are affected by this news and need support, please reach out to the health services listed in this press release, or alternatively contact CAHMA's peer support treatment team.
#canberra #cbr
If you are affected by this news and need support, please reach out to the health services listed in this press release, or alternatively contact CAHMA's peer support treatment team.
#canberra #cbr
Essential Canberra health practice placed into voluntary administration
Essential Canberra health practice placed into voluntary administration | Interchange Health Cooperative Ltd
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April 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We had so much fun meeting students at the UC Respect @ Uni day last week!
We were out staffing the @cantestcbr.bsky.social stall about harm reduction and drug checking in the ACT.
What a pleasure to meet such an engaged cohort of students, we can't wait to come back next year <3
We were out staffing the @cantestcbr.bsky.social stall about harm reduction and drug checking in the ACT.
What a pleasure to meet such an engaged cohort of students, we can't wait to come back next year <3
March 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We had so much fun meeting students at the UC Respect @ Uni day last week!
We were out staffing the @cantestcbr.bsky.social stall about harm reduction and drug checking in the ACT.
What a pleasure to meet such an engaged cohort of students, we can't wait to come back next year <3
We were out staffing the @cantestcbr.bsky.social stall about harm reduction and drug checking in the ACT.
What a pleasure to meet such an engaged cohort of students, we can't wait to come back next year <3
Just Announced - Peer Treatment Support @ Wagga
In collaboration with NUAA, The Salvation Army and RivMed - we are stoked to announce that CAHMA has a peer treatment support worker in Wagga Wagga to support community. ✊
Read more below:
www.cahma.org.au/services/wag...
In collaboration with NUAA, The Salvation Army and RivMed - we are stoked to announce that CAHMA has a peer treatment support worker in Wagga Wagga to support community. ✊
Read more below:
www.cahma.org.au/services/wag...
Peer Treatment Support @ Wagga Wagga Recovery Hub | Services | CAHMA
Get support concerning drugs and alcohol from a CAHMA peer worker, visit the Wagga Recovery Hub today, no appointments neccescary!
www.cahma.org.au
March 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Just Announced - Peer Treatment Support @ Wagga
In collaboration with NUAA, The Salvation Army and RivMed - we are stoked to announce that CAHMA has a peer treatment support worker in Wagga Wagga to support community. ✊
Read more below:
www.cahma.org.au/services/wag...
In collaboration with NUAA, The Salvation Army and RivMed - we are stoked to announce that CAHMA has a peer treatment support worker in Wagga Wagga to support community. ✊
Read more below:
www.cahma.org.au/services/wag...
Red Community Notice - Freebase Meth found in 'GHB'
#CanTEST Thursday 13th March.
Freebase meth is not ok for consumption by any route of administration, and will can cause significant irritation / chemical burns if mistaken for GHB.
If you or a loved one use GHB visit #CanTEST to test ur stuff!
#CanTEST Thursday 13th March.
Freebase meth is not ok for consumption by any route of administration, and will can cause significant irritation / chemical burns if mistaken for GHB.
If you or a loved one use GHB visit #CanTEST to test ur stuff!
March 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Our amendment to the Road Safety Act is now in effect. Victorian courts have the discretion not to cancel the licence of #medicinalcannabis patients who test ++ for THC while driving.
This is a win for fairness, because patients shouldn't have to choose between their medicine & their mobility.
This is a win for fairness, because patients shouldn't have to choose between their medicine & their mobility.
March 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Our amendment to the Road Safety Act is now in effect. Victorian courts have the discretion not to cancel the licence of #medicinalcannabis patients who test ++ for THC while driving.
This is a win for fairness, because patients shouldn't have to choose between their medicine & their mobility.
This is a win for fairness, because patients shouldn't have to choose between their medicine & their mobility.
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New in @addictrestheory.bsky.social w. Luke, Katinka, and Jim.
Who’s really keeping steroid consumers safe?
Not healthcare. Not the law.
Peers who cook & distribute steroids aren’t just suppliers—they’re harm reductionists.
@griffithcmh.bsky.social
@aivl.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1606...
Who’s really keeping steroid consumers safe?
Not healthcare. Not the law.
Peers who cook & distribute steroids aren’t just suppliers—they’re harm reductionists.
@griffithcmh.bsky.social
@aivl.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1606...
The material practices and social dimensions of community care among people who use, produce, and supply image and performance enhancing drugs
Background: People who use image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) face intersecting challenges, including legal constraints, stigma, and inadequate healthcare support, which perpetuate healt...
doi.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
New in @addictrestheory.bsky.social w. Luke, Katinka, and Jim.
Who’s really keeping steroid consumers safe?
Not healthcare. Not the law.
Peers who cook & distribute steroids aren’t just suppliers—they’re harm reductionists.
@griffithcmh.bsky.social
@aivl.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1606...
Who’s really keeping steroid consumers safe?
Not healthcare. Not the law.
Peers who cook & distribute steroids aren’t just suppliers—they’re harm reductionists.
@griffithcmh.bsky.social
@aivl.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1606...
Collage Club, the art of renewal & Resilience, is a free program designed for senior carers, family members, and practitioners whose roles are high-stress, emotionally demanding, or prone to burnout.
If that's you, then we have the perfect group for you - beginning next Friday the 7th of March!
If that's you, then we have the perfect group for you - beginning next Friday the 7th of March!
March 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Collage Club, the art of renewal & Resilience, is a free program designed for senior carers, family members, and practitioners whose roles are high-stress, emotionally demanding, or prone to burnout.
If that's you, then we have the perfect group for you - beginning next Friday the 7th of March!
If that's you, then we have the perfect group for you - beginning next Friday the 7th of March!
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The amazing @jencarroll.bsky.social and I have teamed up to help raise urgently-needed, unrestricted funds for harm reduction efforts in Kyiv.
(As you can imagine, doing harm reduction in the midst of an invasion is…a lot.)
The text translates to “harm reduction is love”. ❤️
(As you can imagine, doing harm reduction in the midst of an invasion is…a lot.)
The text translates to “harm reduction is love”. ❤️
January 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The amazing @jencarroll.bsky.social and I have teamed up to help raise urgently-needed, unrestricted funds for harm reduction efforts in Kyiv.
(As you can imagine, doing harm reduction in the midst of an invasion is…a lot.)
The text translates to “harm reduction is love”. ❤️
(As you can imagine, doing harm reduction in the midst of an invasion is…a lot.)
The text translates to “harm reduction is love”. ❤️
Awesome to see - thank you PTA <3
Unsurprisingly for such an event, and for this time of the year, MDMA or ecstasy was what predominated.
It's an entactogen, or empathogen, and by way of effect, can act on large groups of people to make them feel closer to each other.
Unfortunately, that can also come at a cost.
It's an entactogen, or empathogen, and by way of effect, can act on large groups of people to make them feel closer to each other.
Unfortunately, that can also come at a cost.
January 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Awesome to see - thank you PTA <3
The last few months in Australia have seen an unprecedented rise in detections of synthetic opioids, and here in #Canberra a significant increase in overdoses.
It's our mission to reduce harm - so please re-share this #Fentanyl safer using guide, and together we can save lives!
#DrugSky
It's our mission to reduce harm - so please re-share this #Fentanyl safer using guide, and together we can save lives!
#DrugSky
Safer Using - Fentanyl | CAHMA
Fentanyl is an extremely potent synthetic opioid, up to 100 times stronger than morphine. It can be injected, snorted, smoked, absorbed in the mouth/under the tongue or through the skin (via a patch),...
www.cahma.org.au
January 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hi we're CAHMA, a peer organisation from Canberra, Australia.
We serve the community of people who use drugs and drug treatment services in our city, and make harm reduction resources for our global community.
Check out our Nitazene guide, and follow us for more!
#drugsky
#harmreduction
We serve the community of people who use drugs and drug treatment services in our city, and make harm reduction resources for our global community.
Check out our Nitazene guide, and follow us for more!
#drugsky
#harmreduction
Safer Using - Nitazenes | CAHMA
Nitazenes, also known as benzimidazole opioids, are a class of synthetic opioids which vary widely in potency. Get info about safer use of nitazenes
www.cahma.org.au
January 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hi we're CAHMA, a peer organisation from Canberra, Australia.
We serve the community of people who use drugs and drug treatment services in our city, and make harm reduction resources for our global community.
Check out our Nitazene guide, and follow us for more!
#drugsky
#harmreduction
We serve the community of people who use drugs and drug treatment services in our city, and make harm reduction resources for our global community.
Check out our Nitazene guide, and follow us for more!
#drugsky
#harmreduction