Harm Reduction Strategies
Designed in the philosophy of harm reduction
What is safety first?
Substance other than food that are intended to affect the structure or function of the mind or the body through chemical action
What is a drug?
Nicotine, Cocaine, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Caffeine
What are examples of stimulants?
Is a helpful tool but can be extremely harmful if used in large amounts
0.6 ounces (14 grams) of alcohol
What is a standard drink of alcohol?
Physical harms, academic harms, social-emotional harms, and legal harms
What are drug related harms?
Drugs make changes by interacting with neurons and neurotransmitters
How do drugs affect the brain?
Increasing energy, increasing alertness and focus, suppressing appetite, improving mood, may display signs such as dilated pupils, sweating and increased heart rate and elevated temperature
What are the effects of stimulants?
Effects are difficult to categorize because they affect different people, at different places, at different times, very differently.
What are the effects of psychedelics?
Cold, clammy skin, unconsciousness, puking, particularly while passed out, Slowed or irregular breathing
What are signs of alcohol poisoning?
Always safest not to use alcohol or other drugs
May occur if a person's drug use is continuous and begins to interfere with their ability to function normally in their day-to-day life.
What is addiction?
Has over 400 identified chemical compounds and comes in multiple different forms
Digital Detox
What is a treatment option for technology addiction?
Slow, shallow and erratic breathing, pinpoint pupils, snoring or gurgling sounds, unconscious/unresponsive to stimuli, limp, slow pulse, no pulse, pale or ashen and clammy
Everyone needs to know basic effects, risks, benefits, and harms
Stimulants, Cannabinoids, Depressants, Opioids and Psychedelics
What are the drug classes?
Any device that lets you inhale an aerosol of chemicals
What is a vape?
Fentanyl
What is the most deadly drug?
Naloxone / Narcan
What can temporarily reverse a drug overdose?
Place nearest arm at a right angle.
Put the back of other hand next to the cheek closest to you and hold it there.
Bend the far knee, use the far leg and roll them onto their side
Tip chin up to open airway
What is the recovery position?
What is an easy way to say no to peer pressure?
Start low and go slow. Don't mix. Know proper dose and dosage. Limit amount. Know the drug policy. Develop drug knowledge. Abstinence.
What are the harm reduction strategies for drugs?
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
What does MDMA stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired, Stressed
What are common reasons people use technology and other drugs?