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Nitazenes: Smarter monitoring, faster alerts
Join our panel of experts from across Australia and New Zealand for a crucial discussion on coordinating timely responses to synthetic opioids like nitazenes and other emerging drugs.
With rising harms linked to synthetic opioids across Australia and the imminent implementation of drug checking in Victoria, there is an urgent need for more coordinated and timelier approaches to drug surveillance and early warning systems.
Following the release of Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024 and our popular webinar, Nitazenes: An expert panel discussion, this webinar delves into how we can build on existing surveillance systems for more effective health and community responses to new drug threats.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Sarah Helm
Executive Director, New Zealand Drug Foundation (Te Puna Whakaiti Pāmamae Kai Whakapiri)  
Jen Vermeulen
Supervisor and Online Channels Manager, High Alert | Drug Information and Alerts Aotearoa New Zealand 
Dr Richard Bade
Senior Research Fellow and ARC DECRA Fellow, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Queensland 
Jared Brown
Manager, Toxicity Response, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs, NSW Ministry of Health
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Overdose Across the Globe: An Expert Panel Discussion
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This International Overdose Awareness Day, join us for a crucial webinar discussing the global overdose crisis. Overdose is an escalating issue worldwide, affecting countless individuals and communities. With the global spread of drug use, the surge of synthetic drugs and rising overdose deaths, it’s critical to focus on knowledge sharing and learning. What can we learn from experts in other pa...
Overdose in Australia: Findings from Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024
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Watch our webinar for expert insights on the latest data on overdose in Australia, as we launch Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024. Penington Institute is honoured to be joined by Medical Director of the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in Sydney NSW, Dr Marianne Jauncey, for a special opening address, followed by a presentation on the report’s data and key findings, an...
Nitazenes: An expert panel discussion
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Catch up on Penington Institute's popular webinar on nitazenes, recorded live on 21 August 2024. Drawing on fresh lessons from overseas, Penington Institute presents this important webinar featuring an expert panel discussing strategies and responses to help prevent nitazene-related harms in Australia. There is global concern about the rising rates of harm due to nitazenes - a class of potent s...
In conversation with Professor Jonathan Caulkins
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar, 'Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future: In conversation with Professor Jonathan Caulkins', recorded live on 13 June 2024. WEBINAR DETAILS In this much anticipated webinar, we welcome Professor Caulkins to join us in conversation to explore the criminal justice aspects of regulated cannabis markets. We will also review the other major polic...
Cathinones: A session for frontline workers
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar on cathinones and how they appear in stimulant-type substances, held on Wednesday 29 May, 2024. Understanding cathinones, and how they’re increasingly being detected in stimulant-type substances such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA, is vital for anyone who works with people who use drugs. In this webinar, Steph Tzanetis, CanTEST Coordinator at Dir...
Overdose in Australia: Launching Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2023
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar with CEO John Ryan, held on 28 Aug 2023. On 28 August, Penington Institute launched Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2023 in a public webinar. The webinar included an opening address from Penington Institute’s CEO, John Ryan, a presentation of the key findings from the report by Dr Karen Gelb, and a Q&A for participants to delve deeper into the report...
Can a regulated cannabis market improve public health?
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar, 'Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future: Can a regulated cannabis market improve public health?', recorded live on 27 September 2023. WEBINAR DETAILS: Penington Institute is pleased to present a webinar looking at the relationship between public health and the legalisation and regulation of cannabis for social use. This webinar will explore...
Western Australia Police Force Naloxone Rollout: Pilot Results and Frontline Perspective
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar,''Western Australia Police Force Naloxone Rollout: Pilot Results and Frontline Perspective', held on 09 Oct 2023. This webinar explores early results from the Western Australia Police Force’s innovative initiative distributing naloxone to frontline officers. In this webinar we will be joined by a set of esteemed guests to explore two perspectives on the...
Safety and public amenity considerations for a regulated cannabis market
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar, 'Global Perspectives on Australia's Cannabis Future: Safety and public amenity considerations for a regulated cannabis market', recorded live on on 27 October 2023. WEBINAR DETAILS: This webinar looks at the relationship between community safety, the amenity of public spaces, and the legalisation and regulation of cannabis for social use. In this webin...
Production and supply regulations in a legal cannabis market
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar, 'Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future: Production and supply regulations in a legal cannabis market', recorded live on 07 December 2023. WEBINAR DETAILS: This webinar is the the third webinar in our Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future series. This webinar explores the issues of cannabis production and supply in regulated ma...
Economics of cannabis regulation
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar, 'Global Perspectives on Australia’s Cannabis Future: Economics of cannabis regulation', recorded live on 27 March 2024. WEBINAR DETAILS: This webinar explores the commercial and economic aspects of regulated cannabis markets; how regulatory frameworks in other jurisdictions have managed (or failed to manage) these issues; and what Australian policymake...
Hydromorphone for Opioid Use Disorder: Insights from the Feasibility of Opioid Injecting Trial
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar, Hydromorphone for Opioid Use Disorder': Insights from the Feasibility of Opioid Injecting Trial', recorded live on 03 Apr 2024. WEBINAR DETAILS: This webinar examines the use of hydromorphone for opioid use disorder and gives insights from the feasibility of opioid injecting trial. Supervised Injectable Opioid Treatment is a proven intervention designe...
Cannabis Use Disorder: Insights from Professor Nick Lintzeris
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Catch up on Penington Institute's webinar with addiction medicine specialist Professor Nick Lintzeris, held on 29 April 2024. This webinar examines the role of medicinal cannabis as a treatment approach for people living with cannabis use disorder. Professor Lintzeris explores the use of agonist and substitution treatments (such as methadone for opioid use disorder, or nicotine for tobacco depe...
The Inaugural David Penington Oration 2023: A Courageous Legacy
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0:00 Kathryn Greiner AO 6:06 Hon. Jeff Kennett AC 12:32 Hon. Steve Bracks AC 18:51 Professor Tony Penington 25:07 Mick Palmer AO
Jimeoin gives us a dose of reality | Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2021
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Jimeoin gives us a dose of reality | Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2021
Reducing harms for people who use performance and image-enhancing drugs
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Reducing harms for people who use performance and image-enhancing drugs
GHB training - effects, risks and safer using
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GHB training - effects, risks and safer using
Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2020
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Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2020
How to use nasal spray naloxone (Nyxoid)
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How to use nasal spray naloxone (Nyxoid)
How to respond to an overdose
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How to respond to an overdose
How to use injectable naloxone (Prenoxad)
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How to use injectable naloxone (Prenoxad)
What is naloxone?
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What is naloxone?
Signs of opioid overdose
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Signs of opioid overdose
Penington Institute CEO John Ryan discusses Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2019.
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Penington Institute CEO John Ryan discusses Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2019.
The two sides of pregabalin - Shaun Greene
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The two sides of pregabalin - Shaun Greene
The two sides of pregabalin - Rose Crossin
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The two sides of pregabalin - Rose Crossin
The two sides of pregabalin - Melanie Walker
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The two sides of pregabalin - Melanie Walker
Pill testing - Life saver or false comfort? - Adriana Buccianti
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Pill testing - Life saver or false comfort? - Adriana Buccianti
Pill Testing - Life saver or false comfort? - Dr David Caldicott
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Pill Testing - Life saver or false comfort? - Dr David Caldicott

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @kathywhitehead8793
    @kathywhitehead8793 2 місяці тому

    Hello I lost my son to overdose he was 33. I listened to find out more how harm reduction does not simply post pone death I don’t understand how it helps

  • @conniemay23
    @conniemay23 2 місяці тому

    This is such an important recording on unintentional overdose statistics, especially given the alarming rise in overdose deaths in over 50s! Must watch #overdoseawareness video.

  • @lukeatbrandynightful
    @lukeatbrandynightful 2 місяці тому

    Pregabalin has helped me quit cannabis, but dependence slowly started creeping in. Use carefully, no more than twice a week and days in between both days (if using for substance abuse)

  • @X-FILESCHILE
    @X-FILESCHILE 5 місяців тому

    It is great for GAD

  • @CallumLawson38
    @CallumLawson38 6 місяців тому

    I’ve watched the Webinar now a few times and I’ve learnt a lot over the last few days, thank you. I’ve emailed the Penington Institute my story of potential cannabis use disorder. Please take the time if you can? Thanks.

  • @yennyku5240
    @yennyku5240 6 місяців тому

    I have been in near remission with my crohn's disease since 2019 from consuming cannabis. I don't even need my pharmaceutical pills anymore

  • @katedobson5066
    @katedobson5066 8 місяців тому

    And thanks to the Institute for opening up conversations that embrace Harm Reduction strategies!

  • @katedobson5066
    @katedobson5066 8 місяців тому

    Lived and Living Experience Peer Workers are so important in every conversation, research and advocacy. Lily thank you for sharing your lived experience. As a fellow Peer Worker I really gained so much from today.

  • @Pleiades-111
    @Pleiades-111 9 місяців тому

    Good and bad drugs, or characteristics...... A childish position only taken by those who lack pharmacological education. Without a tight pharm knowledge, you are yet to earn a place at this table of discussion. PhD, not a medical doctor.

    • @volt8684
      @volt8684 7 місяців тому

      Pharmacists should prescribe drugs not overpaid ill informed drs

  • @Pleiades-111
    @Pleiades-111 9 місяців тому

    False, and deliberately misleading. We have infinitely more overdoses, mostly from non-psychoactive drugs. Note: - Email the staff with health science questions - note the ICD codes - note the inability to hotlink to the report

  • @nenadcubric2663
    @nenadcubric2663 9 місяців тому

    Gabapentin is???

  • @peterlawrence7851
    @peterlawrence7851 10 місяців тому

    I fuckin love pregabs

  • @samalam98
    @samalam98 11 місяців тому

    I cannot take SSRI/SNRI or Tricyclic antidepressants as I used to abuse MDMA & Hallucinogens (as self-medication for my GAD). My brain and body does not tolerate increased serotonin well. Pregabalin has been a so helpful for me as an option in that regard and is way more effective than anything else I've tried. Funny how he quickly skips through the GAD section though...😅

    • @danh2310
      @danh2310 7 місяців тому

      I've tried mirtazapine and pregablin hands down pregablin kicks arse on mirtazapine. And probably every other anti depressants

  • @Killuminati23
    @Killuminati23 Рік тому

    "Pregabalin helps against everything, but nothing helps against pregabalin."

  • @Pleiades-111
    @Pleiades-111 Рік тому

    A drug can't be classified as basically "good" or "bad". Methamphetamine, for example, is an FDA approved prescription drug (Desoxyn) in the USA, as second line treatment in ADHD, if methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine have failed. Dosage can be titrated up to 20mg per day in children 6 years and over. The first thing we need to ensure, to have a chance at dealing with this health issue, is by excluding many involved in the conversation. Without an adequate knowledge of drugs and medicine, it's not possible to understand the issue.

  • @JavierBonillaC
    @JavierBonillaC Рік тому

    So in some conferences they say it causes euphoria and in other cases depression. These conferences are so confusing.

    • @alancashman1054
      @alancashman1054 Рік тому

      It causes both. It gives you euphoria when it's in your system but when it's drained from your system it's hell on earth

    • @Pleiades-111
      @Pleiades-111 9 місяців тому

      black box warning. Legal requirement.

  • @charlottehayward5943
    @charlottehayward5943 Рік тому

    I was put on this in the hospital for nerve pain from a bulging disc two weeks ago. Im in water therapy now and forgot to take it one night. Felt better and decided no more. Im glad u did. No side effects yet. Glad I'm not a person who likes any drugs.

  • @gglehteswhtemnAdChrstns
    @gglehteswhtemnAdChrstns Рік тому

    Pregablin is probably the most evil drug ever invented, yet in socialist Australia it is thought to be a god-like drug and given out by doctors like lollipops. I was prescribed it for back pain which was not even nerve related. Pregablin is very slow acting, it has a very long half life and builds up in your body over time. It will cause you to think of suicide to the point where you become infatuated with the idea. After a long time and because it remains in your body for weeks, if not months it will cause spontaneous blackouts and serious fatigue. Twice the blackouts occurred while I was driving which caused traffic crashes which were thankfully not fatal to all parties. This drug is pure evil and the minimal positive results are not enough to outweigh the negatives. Eventually, this drug WILL take over your life and ruin it. You will lose your job, your memory, your family and everything else in between.

  • @kimmaddison8686
    @kimmaddison8686 Рік тому

    I been breaking out in hives

  • @me-thebusta610
    @me-thebusta610 Рік тому

    I take 150 mg 3 x a day. Was on gabapentin for years now Lyrica.

  • @richardpedley6291
    @richardpedley6291 Рік тому

    The only problem iv had on this drug is you carnt cum wen haveing sex thats it

  • @rebeccamcclelland220
    @rebeccamcclelland220 Рік тому

    I can't take it,allergic to it.I guess that makes me lucky in a sense.Didn't know it was a bad thing????

  • @xDomglmao
    @xDomglmao Рік тому

    36:23 any evidence for the "anxiety mix"? and what is the usual withdrawal treatment (since it says "naturopathic" I guess there's also another regimen)? I expected to see rather things like beta blockers, not passiflora...

  • @sunnymacduffee6849
    @sunnymacduffee6849 2 роки тому

    This is a dangerous drug at all costs don't take it it kills people

  • @ganeshaks8160
    @ganeshaks8160 2 роки тому

    Pregalin is a good drug, when used in correct dose and duration

    • @me-thebusta610
      @me-thebusta610 Рік тому

      True. It Helps me !

    • @susanimai4014
      @susanimai4014 6 місяців тому

      @@me-thebusta610 It is a great medication for nerve pain and helped me sleep, The problem is the depression and brain damage.

  • @maxeromendes8278
    @maxeromendes8278 2 роки тому

    Got connections on how to get GHB

    • @Eksixto
      @Eksixto 7 місяців тому

      Can you? How?

  • @felipecortes914
    @felipecortes914 2 роки тому

    I have been taking GHB for a year and a consequence that I have heard and am currently experiencing is a pain in my lower back, I could say that it is my kidneys. A recommendation for all who use this drug is to drink a lot of water during its use, it reduces or eliminates this pain.

    • @Methed-Up-Samurai
      @Methed-Up-Samurai 5 днів тому

      how are you getting the ghb tho? I miss it... damn it's hard to find

  • @shashiprabha-xd2zk
    @shashiprabha-xd2zk 2 роки тому

    hey i have an aunt aged 75 whose been suffering for clinical depression for 2 decades..she was asked to take 0.2.ml of ghb by a family doc who also said that it's hard to source.. the thing is I had no clue about the reputation of the drug untill I Googled it.. though I'd say it's terrible, it seems to have helped some people..can anybody tell me if it's fine at that age of and a a dose of 0.2 ml..thanks!

  • @garethbeaton8414
    @garethbeaton8414 2 роки тому

    Why are we giny pigs to you

  • @garethbeaton8414
    @garethbeaton8414 2 роки тому

    I think this drug is killing me if i say out to gp go to a and e what will thay do im deleris id never bin this bad till gave this and i told them no so thay up dose fast and my head is bracking its nasty dubell vison sick anger upset and keeps up like this every day im off on street stuf be safer im suffering starting this meds so nasty

  • @jesipohl6717
    @jesipohl6717 2 роки тому

    , but One clear reason some people use GHB is also a reason people use Benzos or Alcohol in recreational settings and that is to allow themselves to be abusive towards others. It's also pretty irresponsible to ignore that most people reationally using G are practicing polydrug use which often is a deadly combo though can be reported differently. Concerning stigma, in a recreational use environment like a club, it is nearly impossible to create a safer space while tolerating G usage. Mostly due to people on G touching others or distributing G while they are high to others with little information, which I consider tantamount to spiking someone. Lastly, why not just call a coma a coma, sure it's a coma that most people have a significantly higher chance of waking up from, but it is a coma and comes with all of the potential problems of a coma. Unfortunately people's relative lack of side-effects following the coma makes it easier for them to dismiss the seriousness of the situation which often allows them to continuously repeat the behaviour. Do we consider the stigma of not inviting a friend to enjoy an evening in our homes who we know will cause us problems with their drug use in a way that might lead to rape or abusive behaviour? The solution is hard, not policing is key, but responding swiftly and hard to reports of abuse is a must. Restorative justice means communicating to the person that "personal and social g use would be easier on everyone if it were legal and sources were all manufactured for people, but until that time a club environment can never be a safer space for g usage", but it also means recognising that if the person is reported for abuse or has had a coma they fit the fundamental description of "problematic use" and should be informed that they have a problem that effects others around them in an unfair way that goes beyond arbitrary legal concerns, often recommending clinical support is difficult, but still more successful than people's attempts to quit on their own, speaking to friends of the person in question is also a must as they are often repeatedly vicariously traumatised by witnessing their friends constant near-death experiences in party environments or the other stressful situations.

  • @elin_
    @elin_ 2 роки тому

    I'm on 150mg per day for anxiety. Gonna start my quitting journey very soon.. I'm prepared for hell because it's a highly addictive substance. I have gained a lot of weight during the 10-ish years I've been on Lyrica, and I really struggle lose it. I also experience brain fog.. it used to be moderate but lately it has increased. I can't think clearly. The only pro I can think about is that it made my panic attacks fewer and milder. I hope I will be fine without, once it's out of my system.

    • @NellaBencini
      @NellaBencini 6 місяців тому

      I wonder how you did, noting this is 2 yrs ago. I'm trying to get off this ghastly meds

    • @elin_
      @elin_ 6 місяців тому

      @@NellaBencini I'm completely off it now

  • @kdam3571
    @kdam3571 2 роки тому

    Dude i need help making it

    • @kdam3571
      @kdam3571 2 роки тому

      How

    • @kdam3571
      @kdam3571 2 роки тому

      Yea i will how do i do that

  • @jetsetter8541
    @jetsetter8541 2 роки тому

    NEVER MIX GHB WITH ALCOHOL !! KILS THE LIVER . Other drugs also, but there are some exceptions. Comments Add a comment… Jetsetter 0 seconds ago As per many doctors ghb if used responsibly is a cure for over 100 serious ailments . There are medical books written how beneficial it is to the body's ALL organs including brain. Doctors M.& W. of VRP wrote excellent !!! BOOK about it how RESPONSIBLY use GHB that I call "The Nectar of The Gods" VRP had a great honest newsletter about ghb. Mostly we hear lies because distilleries and breweries would loose 50% of the business as many people prefer similar effect of ghb that doesn't kill your liver. Pharma would loose too much on sleeping meds. Overdose on ghb one pukes just like after alcohol then one has a VERY restful, refreshing sleep. Only once I puked, & got hammered 100s times on ghb, slept without NO hangover. It is an Aphrodisiac & that it got demonized as date rape drug . GHB combined with Viagra & some good non moldy coffee is a great for satisfying most demanding lady and safe for a man's health enhancing pleasure.

  • @DoubtingThomas333
    @DoubtingThomas333 2 роки тому

    I will summarise; Helps people with epilepsy Helps some people with neuropathic pain, but only used if other drugs causing problems or don't work for some reason (other drugs have more evidence for effectiveness). Definitely helps people with GAD (generalised anxiety disorder). Some people have problems using this medication, ongoingly. Some people develop tolerance and some people have issues with feeling like they can't live without it (or stop taking it). Works just fine for me, and I don't have any problems going up or down on this medication.

  • @virtuallyme2518
    @virtuallyme2518 2 роки тому

    it's shocking how careless people are about this topic ... 28 likes and 5 comments for this video 1417 views (as at 24/01/22) yet most of Jimeoins videos are watched by millions ... sad world we live in ...

  • @cleanlivingaus
    @cleanlivingaus 2 роки тому

    I am grateful for Jimeoin stepping up and speaking out on our behalf.. true heart❤

  • @aptherightway2074
    @aptherightway2074 3 роки тому

    Thank you, Sir! Very clear message of this medicine.

  • @michaelcheevers68
    @michaelcheevers68 3 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this video , i have been on Pregabaline about 15 years , for neuropathic pain from an amputation . I'm finding it harder and harder to take this medication due to side effects , and it is no longer effective in easing my pain , i take 100mg AM and PM and my consultant has repeatedly wanted me to up my dose , i am unwilling due to side effects . Once again thank you for sharing .

    • @aleksabajic2221
      @aleksabajic2221 2 роки тому

      Its because you didnt up the dosage.... damn u need to take 600mg per day at least man!

    • @jash2199
      @jash2199 Рік тому

      Try homeopathic medicine for nerve pain.. i have been taking lyrica (250mg) for almost a year .. initially it was helping me but after few months it was not as effective as it was in the starting. I recently started homeopathic medicine and that has been helping me a lot, it’s been only a month. I have been able to decrease the lyrica dose to 175mg. You can also consider laser therapy or gamma knife radiation therapy which can provide you relief without the need of any medicines. Things that cause side effects make life very difficult

  • @Yafeu_Fula
    @Yafeu_Fula 3 роки тому

    I take zyrem and i take suboxone. It actually takes away my sub withdrawl it has to have some opiate component to it

  • @conniemay23
    @conniemay23 3 роки тому

    A brilliant video about #overdose #overdoseawareness #overdoseprevention - much-needed message and poignantly delivered. #video #media #breakingnews #Australia

  • @philippa5004
    @philippa5004 3 роки тому

    🙏🌟💚⚕️🕊

  • @philippa5004
    @philippa5004 3 роки тому

    Fantastic contribution to health 🙏🌟⚕️

  • @jetsetter8541
    @jetsetter8541 3 роки тому

    Ones human miracle cure could be deadly poison to the other. Neurotransmitters must be approached from individual neuro chemical make up .

  • @shawnreid6123
    @shawnreid6123 3 роки тому

    I witnessed my neighbor' husband overdose tonight on heroine/ fentanyl. Thanks for Naloxone!!

  • @kimrogers4865
    @kimrogers4865 3 роки тому

    As someone who was drugged and raped by a stranger this is offensive

    • @ashtavakraaum6892
      @ashtavakraaum6892 3 роки тому

      there a list of drugs that can be used to assist a disgusting violation, such as one that you went through ...... GhB has great uses, im sorry for what you went through , but don't blame the substance , blame the Evil ass Barnacle that missed it .

    • @jesipohl6717
      @jesipohl6717 2 роки тому

      I am so sorry Kim. We are trying to fix this in Berlin. I work at sex positive queer parties in Berlin and the vast majority of people who are reported to awareness and security staff for unwanted sexual touching and other abusive behaviour are on Alcohol or G. This is not surprising as people take these specific substances, also Benzos to feel disinhibited. In fact, these drugs in particular are literally "disinhibiting drugs" which means one's ability to control their behavioural impulses becomes significantly reduced. Unlike other substances the depression of the central nervous system also prevents people from higher level thinking, which means, if someone's got the devil in them it will come out. The other reports we regulary get are of people having been "consensually" given G by an experienced user, but not been told what it is or anything about it; usually a younger person. Experienced users who are on G, often don't have the mental capacity to explain things or consider others feelings or simply want the other person to "not care". This is tantamount to spiking somones drink with G and I consider it rape-like behaviour. The worst part is, that the person who has been given G will often "not care" when things are happening, but the experience can come back to them traumatically later, sometimes people remember nothing, including that they assaulted or raped someone. This is not something we see with other drugs (alcohol intoxication at the levels common for G use are also not really tolerated in Berlin's club scene). Most recreational G usage is not fit for intentionally created safer spaces and parties that enable problematic use do not have good track records for dealing with mush worse problems associated with discriminatory behaviour andpsy-Care (by letting a person stay at the party after waking up from their coma, for example, instead of having an intervention with them and their friends when they sober up and sending them home). Aum is wrong about other drugs being comparable to G in terms of assault, this is simply not true and a dangerous piece of misinformation that can enable abusive people to gaslight victims. But, I do think that 3rd party non-government and non-profit regulation of purity and dosage recommendations is a good solution as well as total cultural intolerance for casual distribution, consensual or not, at parties as well as intolerance for polydrug use involving G (most common polydrug use isn't deadly, but G often makes it deadly as people forget what they have taken when they were high). Kim, I hope you will consider coming to party in Berlin. Various clubs spaces (Berghain, Kit Kat Klub, RSO, it's a long list actually) have significantly reduced these problems with zero tolerance for G-related incidents, since 2015, this strategy has worked, though a few folks have just created g parties...good for them. House rules are often "no G" and people that break these rules are allowed to sober up when they get reported to staff and then exited from the party after being informed about their abusive behaviour, exactly as we do with alcohol which is a much less common problem in Berlin's club scene. Some are upset about this, but these club space are not a space for children who can't regulate and actually don't want to regulate their own behaviour, these are spaces for adults many of whom are seeking freedom through dancing, where they can close their eyes without worry on a dark dance floor. Aum would probably claim to have the right to use anywhere they like, to which we could say, ok, then let's turn Aum's personal home into public drug use space too? This consumerist mindset that "every open or commerical space is mine to do with as I please" leaves club staff with no regrets when we kick people out. I do think there are casual users who don't cause problems for themselves or others, but my experience is that these folks are few and far between and most recreational users are traumatising people and then conveniantly forgetting about it. We will keep fighting for you in Berlin Kim! Please help us by advocating for decriminalisation of all drugs with sensible purity/knowledge regulations.

    • @Dewey_Boondye420
      @Dewey_Boondye420 2 роки тому

      education is offensive? you would prefer a bunch of uneducated people giving you a deadly drug without knowing anything about dosage/side effects.. maybe next time they'll give you too much & noone will have to listen to your negativity anymore.. ignorance is bliss.. be thankful that you are alive rather than angry at the world. and if it weren't for videos like this then people like you would be dead, do be greatful that someone is out here doing gods work & educating people on safe use practices.. alcohol is the most common "date rape" drug if you truly look at the numbers. get some therapy..

    • @xDomglmao
      @xDomglmao Рік тому

      @@jesipohl6717 "Aum is wrong about other drugs being comparable to G in terms of assault, this is simply not true and a dangerous piece of misinformation that can enable abusive people to gaslight victims." That's not what he said. He said there are other substances that can be used, too, and this statement is correct. He never said "but x is as bad or as commonly used to drug someone as GHB" but went on arguing that a substance isn't inherently bad (remember, he reacted to someone who found this lecture offensive) but rather a person's intention/will and finally that GHB has its good uses (which is also correct, think opiate/ alc withdrawal syndromes, narcolepsy, pediatric anaesthesia, OB/GYN...). And since you do not know (I assume) where Aum is from, I think it's inadequate to extrapolate from your Berlin experience. I know that, e.g., Scopolamine is often used in parts of South America. "Aum would probably claim to have the right to use anywhere they like, to which we could say, ok, then let's turn Aum's personal home into public drug use space too?" To me there is nothing indicating that Aum would claim this, so why would you even mention and start this? Leaving this aside, there is a difference between a publicly intended space (club), esp. if it's a biz, vs. a private home. And last I checked many clubs in Berlin give a shit about who's using drugs and who isn't. This anti-GHB campaign is afaik a rather new phenomenon. I wouldn't even engage in this pseudoargument, just refer to what I think is in German "Hausrecht", domestic authority. Think you (club) can't handle people who can't handle a certain substance? NP, you're free to say "gtfo with your x". I am not saying I do not understand the motives behind the "GHB ban" in Berlin clubs, I do, and it's finally the club's decision on how to act. I just didn't like your way of reacting (including to things that weren't there).

    • @ludyakesturi521
      @ludyakesturi521 11 місяців тому

      I am so sorry to hear what you had been through, hope you are coping with the past well and may be you can go to psychiatrist or psychologist

  • @chadh8447
    @chadh8447 3 роки тому

    Lets be realistic. No addicts are this clean and stable. Realistically they would be in an abandoned place or in an alley

  • @apacheturtleisland9462
    @apacheturtleisland9462 3 роки тому

    the audio quality very poor

  • @christophermac6679
    @christophermac6679 3 роки тому

    This is a good video I wish more people watched this.

  • @phoenixman8569
    @phoenixman8569 3 роки тому

    I live Canada B.C. right on the west coast, vancouver area etc and this fentanyl crisis is just as bad here, and yes they get free clean needles, Naloxone and housing as it becomes avaliable to them, but none of these things are encouraging the addcits to get help off this toxic drug, they continue to O.D. and die in record numbers even though millions have been spent on them. The Naloxone kit only delays the enevitable, literally hours after being revived they are back again shooting up the same a poison that almost killed them, the only thing that makes sence is to bring back the Institution hospitals....