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Alcohol & Other Drugs

Safer Use Series

 

While no substance is completely safe, people who use substances can reduce the risks of some harms.

Safer Cannabis Use: Cannabis, hash, hash Oil

Reduce your risk of lung problems and mental health problems.

Learn more about...

  • Staying safe
  • Preventing some health problems
  • Recognizing when the best option is avoiding use

Safer Drinking: Beer, wine and spirits

Reduce your risk of problems related to drinking too much, too often or in risky environments.

Learn more about...

  • Choosing a safer place when you go out
  • Avoiding long-term health risks
  • Taking care of someone who passed out or ODs

Safer Injecting: Opioids, crack and crystal meth

Reduce your risk of infections, disease and overdose.

Learn more about...

  • Injecting safely
  • Recognizing an overdose and helping someone who overdoses
  • Finding safer injection products

Safer Smoking: Crack and crystal meth

Reduce your risk of burns, infections, disease, overdose, nutrition problems and dehydration.

Learn more about...

  • Reducing the health risks
  • Recognizing an overdose and helping someone who overdoses
  • Finding safer smoking products

Safer Tripping: Magic mushrooms, LSD, and other hallucinogens

Reduce your risk of bad trips (scary and stressful experiences), injuries from falls or accidents, and mental health problems.

Learn more about...

  • Making a trip safer
  • Handling a bad trip
  • Helping someone else through a bad
 
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These brochures can be printed and distributed by local agencies and are designed to allow the agency to include information on the back of the brochure. If you are interested in obtaining a customized file for printing please contact [email protected].

 

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