Safe Supply and Drug Checking

Safe Supply and Drug Checking
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Safe Supply and Drug Checking

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This website is dedicated to providing scientifically accurate information related to safe supply and drug checking. With the high prevalence of drug use and overdoses it proves extremely important that programs and processes be implemented to preserve the safety and wellbeing of all members of the community.

ACT: Action Changes Things
Photo retrieved from Kira Lesley, Healthy Place, 2015
Action must be taken to reduce the risk posed to drug users in the community. This website is designed to act as an informational resource surrounding various aspects of drug checking and safe supply of unregulated substances in Canada. Informative topics include, but are not limited to: methods of drug checking, cost and credentials for these processes, developing a safe supply program, and the benefits to implementing safe supply programs in communities.

Please use the drop down menu at the top of the page to learn more about the different aspects of safe supply and drug checking.

For Your Interest

A forest, with text reading "Safe supply & harm reduction. Rising incidences of infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs emphasizes need for better understanding of safe injection practices and risk factors"
For the full infographic on this topic, follow the link: https://create.piktochart.com/output/51113804-safe-supply-and-harm-reduction
Vials with heroin and fentanyl, with text that says "Fentanyl on The Rise. You can't see, taste, or smell fentanyl, and a few grains can be enough to kill you. What is fentanyl? Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid which is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. There has been seen to be a drastic increase in the prevalence of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and this substance is showing up in drugs sold on the streets. It has been found in samples of heroin, meth, cocaine and MDMA. "
For the full infographic on this topic, follow the link: https://create.piktochart.com/output/51138330-fentanyl-infographic
A small segment of an infographic that says "Club drugs, dangers of raves. Often called Molly, the drug is a form of MDMA or ecstasy. It increases activity of serotonin, dopamine and epinephrine, therefore resulting in heightened sensation in users and euphoria. The appeal to Molly is that it is supposed to be safe and more pure than other drugs."
For the full infographic on this topic, follow the link: https://create.piktochart.com/output/51142529-club-drug-infographic
A title page saying "Drugs of abuse. Quick facts on drugs of abuse commonly seen in Canada. Methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, benzodiazepine. "
For the full infographic on this topic, follow the link: https://create.piktochart.com/output/51124919-common-drugs-of-abuse-in-canada

Provided are the links to the full infographics displayed above:

Safe Supply & Harm Reduction: https://create.piktochart.com/output/51113804-safe-supply-and-harm-reduction

Fentanyl On The Rise: https://create.piktochart.com/output/51138330-fentanyl-infographic

Club Drugs & Dangers of Raves: https://create.piktochart.com/output/51142529-club-drug-infographic

Drugs of Abuse: https://create.piktochart.com/output/51124919-tox-4000-drugs-of-abuse

Header Image sourced from: College of Public Health. (n.d.). Retrieved December 03, 2020, from https://health.usf.edu/publichealth/substance-abuse

Lesley, K. (2015).Take Action in Alcohol Recovery and Stop Arguing. Healthy Place. Retrieved from https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/debunkingaddiction/2015/03/stop-arguing-and-start-taking-action-in-alcohol-recovery