If you think you or someone you’re with has overdosed, immediately call 000 for help.

If you have naloxone, use it, and remember it can wear off quickly so you may need multiple doses.

If someone stops breathing, administer CPR. If they are breathing put them in the recovery position – on their side with their mouth open to the ground.

Seek immediate medical attention.

Signs to look for if you suspect an opioid overdose:

• Pinpointed pupils⁠.
• Difficulty speaking or walking.
• Drowsiness.⁠
• Loss of consciousness.⁠
• Slow breathing/snoring.⁠
• Skin turning blue (if light-skinned) or grey (if dark-skinned)⁠.

Naloxone is a life-saving medicine that can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose. Naloxone is available in a very easy-to-use nasal spray and as a pre-filled injection.

You can get naloxone for free without a prescription in NSW from some pharmacies, needle and syringe programs and opioid treatment services.

Visit Your Room to find your nearest pharmacy that can give you naloxone, or order from NUAA at shop.nuaa.org.au or call (02) 9171 6650.

Knowing nitazenes are out there and being used to cut other drugs, be extra careful if you or people you know are taking drugs.

• Don’t use drugs alone.
• Tell your friends what you think you’re taking
• Be extra careful if mixing different drugs.
• If you’re using a new batch, start small.

The testing is conducted by expert chemists and health professionals to ensure precision, providing you with reliable results. Drug checking already operates in 28+ countries around the world and technology used has been validated through rigorous field testing.

No, people are already taking drugs. Drug checking provides information for harm reduction, not endorsement. It’s about making informed choices and keeping people safe.

While festivals are a focus because they’re places where lots of people will be taking drugs, often in hot, exposed conditions, we know that people also take drugs in a range of other settings. So we want the government to set up fixed site drug checking services for people to be able to get their drugs checked at any point.

Drug checking operates globally, including in nearly 30 countries. From New Zealand, to the UK, to the US, drug checking has been helping people stay safe for 30 years. It’s been running in Canberra for over a year, and will be helping people in Queensland by the end of the year. It’s endorsed by health professionals and has a proven track record.

It empowers people who are planning on taking drugs to make informed decisions to manage their own wellbeing. It also gives people access to expert health advice about taking drugs which can be very hard to access otherwise. This helps to reduce the chance of overdose deaths. Plus, it allows everyone to have a better understanding of what’s in drugs circulating in the community, meaning we can get more timely warnings when there’s bad batches floating around.

In a word, yes. Pill testing is the more commonly used name, but it implies that we can only test pills. We know that drugs come in many other forms and drug checking can test all of them for strength and purity

Drug checking is a harm reduction service that helps people who are planning on taking drugs know what they’re really taking. People can bring their drugs to be tested and talk to an expert about the strength and purity of what they’ve got, as well as get advice on how best to manage the risks

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