Myth or Fact
Myth or Fact: Harm reduction "encourages" drug use.
What is Myth? It encourages safety and keeps people alive so they have the option of recovery later.
This recognizes that substance use exists on a 'sliding scale'—from a morning cup of coffee to life-saving medicine to survival—and that every person deserves dignity regardless of where they are on that scale.
What is the Spectrum of Use? or What is meeting people where they are?
This 12th Avenue location in Regina is a go-to place for 24-hour warming and a shower.
What is Carmichael Outreach?
Taking these "breaks" between uses or using with a "spotter" is a form of self-care.
What is pacing or "Never Using Alone"?
This is the "Magic Number" to call if you suspect someone is overdosing.
What is 9-1-1?
Myth or Fact: A "reactive" result on a self-test is a formal medical diagnosis.
What is myth? It is a preliminary result that requires a lab follow-up.
Cravings, Loss of control over frequency of use, Failed attempts to cut back, Continued use despite negative consequences, Spending significant effort to procure the substance could all be signs of this.
What is addiction?
If a relative is feeling mistreated or ignored at the General Hospital, they should call this specific "Voice."
What is the First Nations Health Ombudsperson?
This term means starting with a small amount and waiting before using more.
What is “start low, go slow”?
After giving Naloxone, it usually wears off in this many minutes, meaning the person could slip back into an overdose.
What is 20 to 90 minutes?
Myth or Fact: Getting tested regularly for HIV and STBBIs is a harm reduction strategy.
Fact – regular testing is harm reduction.
This creates shame, discourages people from seeking care and creates barriers to treatment.
What is stigma?
A local place where you can get your supply tested by an Indigenous-led team using an FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) machine.
What is Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre?
After responding to someone who was in overdose, you should place them in the ________ position, which is to lay them on their side to keep their airway clear and prevent choking.
What is the recovery position?
This is the first step you should take if you find someone unresponsive before you even reach for the Naloxone kit.
What is "Shout and Shake" / Stimulate the person?
Myth or Fact: Alcohol warms up the body.
MYTH! It slows down the heart rate and dilates blood vessels, which can make you feel warmer but increases risk of hypothermia.
Actions taken by a person choosing to engage in substance use that reduce overall harm of use are known as this.
What is harm reduction?
This location in North Central Regina offers daily breakfast, lunch, programming and a sacred space to smudge.
What is ANHN/Awasiw?
Arms, thighs and buttocks are appropriate landmarks for this life-saving action.
What is administering a Naloxone injection?
This law protects you from being charged with simple drug possession if you call for help during an overdose.
What is the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act?
Myth or Fact: Needle exchange programs help prevent the spread of bloodborne diseases like HIV and hepatitis C.
Fact
A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.
What is recovery/healing?
If you need a free laundry voucher to use at a local laundromat, you should visit this "Circle."
What is the Circle Project? (or Heritage Community Centre)
Naloxone only works on this specific class of drugs, such as Fentanyl, Morphine, or Dilaudid.
What are Opioids?
This simple community practice involves stopping to ask a relative who is sleeping or nodding if they are "ok" or if they need water, even if you don't know their name.
What is a Wellness Check?