Pathways Penrith

29/12/2022

So true!

17/10/2020

⚠️Drug Alert ⚠️Cocaine & ketamine containing Fentanyl responsible for multiple hospitalisations ⚠️October 2020⚠️ NSW Health has released a warning about the presence of fentanyl and acetyl-fentanyl in co***ne and ketamine circulating around NSW

Fentanyl is a very strong synthetic opioid, which can be up to 100x stronger than morphine👀❗️. It can take less than a milligram to overdose - which is just a few grains. The risk of overdose is much higher if you aren’t a regular opioid user. Your risk of overdose increases drastically if you have been using other depressant drugs like alcohol, benzo’s, ketamine or GHB. Opioid overdoses can be reversed by administering Naloxone, which is available free in NSW pharmacies (see below)

SIGNS OF OPIOID OVERDOSE:
⚠️Drowsiness
⚠️Loss of consciousness/passing out
⚠️Face is very pale or clammy
⚠️Slow, shallow, and/or erratic breathing
⚠️Vomiting
⚠️Change in skin tone: bluish/purple for lighter skinned people, and greyish for darker skinned people

🚑Seek medical help ASAP or call 000 if unwell🚑

REMEMBER:
🚑 Know the signs of opioid overdose, and get help immediately🚑
💊Get naloxone
💊Test your drugs with reagent test kits & or test strips
👍If can’t test, start with small doses of new gear.
🍺Avoid mixing and don't use alone👭
👍Avoid multiple doses or space them out if you are redosing
👀Be on the lookout for unexpected symptoms like drowsiness when using co***ne! 👀
👀Be aware the effects of ketamine may present similarly to opioids. If anything doesn’t feel or seem right seek help immediately. 👀

😊 HOW TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR MATES 😊
❗️Get Naloxone.❗️
Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses (like fentanyl). Naloxone is easy and safe to use. Naloxone reverses the effects of op**te drugs (fentanyl, he**in, morphine), however due to fentanyl's, it can require multiple doses to reverse the effects. You can get naloxone as a nasal spray (just like hay fever meds) or as a simple intra-muscular injection. You do not need a prescription and it can be picked up for FREE in NSW pharmacies. Find the list of participating pharmacies here: https://yourroom.health.nsw.gov.au/getting-help/Shared%20Documents/THN-registered-pharmacies.pdf. Free call NUAA 1800 644 413📞 to confirm availability.
Naloxone could save you or a mates life- don't be caught without it, get it now.

💊Test your drugs for fentanyl💊
Fentanyl testing strips are safe and effective way to test whether your drugs contain fentanyl. NUAA use Rapid Response fentanyl strips. You can buy these online or you can contact NUAA (1800 644 413)📞 and we will send you some (within NSW).

If you can’t test your drugs, start with a very, very small dose. Wait at least an hour to make sure you don’t experience any unusual effects. If you do, don’t take any more & contact NUAA: 1800 644 413.

📞 For more information call NUAA’s PeerLine on 1800 644 413 (M-F, 9-5)📞

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15/09/2019

Addiction Hotline 855.514.3434

03/09/2019

22/08/2019

This is worth reading. With hard work, anything is possible 😁

My name is Jessica. I am 28 years old and am a person in long term recovery. What that means for me is I have been he**in free for 1,741 days, or just over 4 years 9 months. I was in active addiction for 7.5 years. Below is a picture of my last day using drugs. I was empty, lost, alone. I was fighting demons I couldn’t see, little lone understand. I didn’t wake up one day and say I think I’ll be a he**in addict today. It wasn’t my childhood dream. But it happened. Slowly at first. Then boom, I was in so deep, I couldn’t imagine a way out. In 2013 I tried to kill myself. That didn’t work. God had a greater plan for me. I didn’t know what it was, or how I would get there, but I was alive! I served prison time, was homeless at different points of my addiction, untrustworthy, irresponsible and absolutely had become a shell of a person. It took me a few more years to stop using. To fight for life. With a lot of hard work, faith, and determination I’m here to share my story, here to love each day better than the day before. Today I don’t identify as an addict in recovery first. Today I am Jessica. Am I in recovery? Yes! But I get to be me and live my life to the best of my ability each day. I cant forget my past, I can’t act like it isn’t there. I have to stay active and present in where I am and where I want to go. Today I am a college student, I have my associates degree and working on my bachelors, I am a recovery coach, giving back to those still suffering, I am a fiancé, getting married in 20 days! I am a daughter, a loved and TRUSTED one! I am a friend. A reliable person for others. I am an employee, of two jobs. I am productive person in my community. I am able to live life and make goals. Take actions. I guess my point is that addiction has no face. I graduated with a 3.971 gpa and was commencement speaker. Until I opened my mouth and shared my story no one knew. They didn’t think I “looked” like an addict. Addiction has no face, no one way to recover, no simple solutions or problems. If you are struggling ask for help. Reach out. Life is about choices, choose to use your voice to get the help you need before it’s to late.

22/08/2019

09/08/2019

The consequences can destroy us. Make the change and get help now.

Hello,
My name is Destini and I am 28 years old. I am a mother with a 6-year-old daughter and, a 3-year-old son. My mother is writing this for me because I no longer can do things like this for myself. I was once like you. Young, beautiful, curious and invincible.

March 15th, 2018 after numerous attempts at trying to get clean, and numerous jail stays, I finally paid my final price. An overdose caused me to have 10 to 12 strokes on my brain. That's the news my family received. A 2% chance of me waking up from a coma. If I did wake up what would be my quality of life? Would I even have any? The doctors tried to get them to give up, but they didn’t. A partial craniectomy was performed on me to accommodate the swelling on my brain. It worked. I survived. Today, I am 90% blind. I cannot walk unassisted. I need help with everyday tasks, and my short term memory is non-existent.

I hope after reading this you’ll make better choices than I did. If only I had known when I was younger how WRONG I was. He**in destroyed my life. My children no longer have their mother. My mother no longer has her daughter. My baby sister no longer has her role model. I no longer recognize myself. This drug took everything from me.

Don't let this demon conquer you! Slay it before it leaves you like it left me, or worse. I pray my story saves at least one life. I hope you’ll tell my story to your children, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. I believe God saved me for a reason.

04/08/2019

Something for all of us?