More Healing, less harm
Harm reduction supplies often include these small squares to sterilize surfaces and or skin and prevent bacteria.
What are alcohol pads/swabs
This Canadian province was the first to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs in 2023.
What is British Columbia
Which BC organization runs education on safer supply and drug checking?
What is Substance or Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project (run by UVic’s Centre for Addictions Research).
You lift the chin and tilt the head back in preparation for giving someone these
What is rescue breaths.
This one word is a guiding value that reminds us healing happens in connection, not isolation.
What is Community.
These small containers are provided so people can safely dispose of used needles.
This cheesy, hot, triangle shaped food is often consumed at Peer Responder trainings.
What is pizza.
What public health emergency was declared in BC in April 2016?
What is the BC overdose crisis due to toxic drug poisoning.
To prevent using too much too fast, harm reduction says this one-liner:
What is "Start low, go slow"
What ceremonies are sometimes included in Indigenous healing and harm reduction programs?
Smudging, talking circles, cedar brushing, or sweat lodge.
People are advised to use this clean liquid instead of other liquids when dissolving drugs for injection.
What is sterile waters
Portugal is famous for decriminalizing this in 2001.
What is all drug possession/ use
This is a program designed to provide prescribed, regulated drugs as an alternative to toxic street supply.
What is Safe Supply.
There is 1ml of medication in each vial and this amount of vials come in each Narcan kit.
What is 3 vials.
This animal was officially adopted in 1975 as Canada's national animal.
What is the Beaver.
This free item can prevent sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies.
What is condoms
Vancouver, Canada, was home to the first North American one of these.
What is a supervised safe injection site
When he tragically fell off a wall and all of the kings horses and all the kings men were not able to put him together again it was because he was an?
What is an Egg
The S in the SAVE ME acronym stands for Stimulate, this is first step in responding and where you check to see if the person is responsive.
You can speak to them or shout their name if known, squeeze their finger tips or squeeze here
What is the muscle between the neck and shoulder (Upper trapezius)
Creating spaces where Indigenous people and those with different cultures feel respected, safe, heard, and free from racism or judgment is referred to as this.
What is Cultural Safety.
This piece of drug checking equipment uses heat and light to analyze the contents of pills or powders.
What is a spectrometer
Used in the human body to regulate temperature, transport nutrients, lubricate joints, and help flush out waste.
What is water.
What phone number or service in BC provides information about substance use, mental health, and harm reduction supports 24/7?
What is 811 (HealthLink BC) or BC211 for social services.
A small non-invasive device used to monitor the oxygen carried by red blood cells through your heart rate
What is a pulse oximeter.
This BC health organization leads Indigenous-centered harm reduction work across the province.
What is the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)