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Uptown, Downtown: The Drug Handbook
Publication type:
Training / Education Manual
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 chodarr0855.pdf | 3.25 MB |
Agency:
Streetworks
Sponsor:
Health Canada
Date:
2005-09
Pages:
60
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Summary:
An educational booklet designed for drug users about safe drug practices, types of drugs and effects of drugs. Topics covered include tips for safe injecting, snorting and smoking; the uses and effects of 'uppers' like cocaine, crack, speed, ecstasy, crystal meth, and 'downers' like opiates, methadone and prescription drugs, and hallucinogens like mushrooms and acid; issues affecting women who use drugs; issues of mental health and drug use; and information about HIV, Hep C, Cotton Fever, abscesses, overdoses and other health effects of drug use.
Keywords:
Streetworks; Edmonton; Alberta; drugs; drug use; injection drug users; IDU; women; mental health; drug treatment; overdose; harm reduction; HIV/AIDS; HIV; AIDS; HCV; Hep C; hepatitis C