Harm Reduction Basics
Something you breath out of and is in the middle of your face
What is a nose
This substance is the most widely used recreational drug in the United States
What is alcohol?
This medication can reverse an opioid overdose
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
This mental health condition often co-occurs with substance use disorders
What is depression or anxiety?
A place you can go on a hot summer day that provides shade from the sun, and where squirrels like to hang out.
What is a tree?
Providing clean syringes to individuals who use injectable drugs is an example of this
What is a needle exchange program?
Long-term use of opioids can lead to dependence, but this can be a more immediate risk
What is overdose?
The colour of someone's lips turning blue is often a sign of this during overdose
What is the lack of oxygen or respiratory depression?
Events experienced early in life, such as abuse, neglect and disrupted attachment. A lasting emotional response to a distressing event.
What is trauma?
A Centre that provides health services and community programs * primary care, chronic disease management, mental health services, etc. and social support with a focus on LGBT2SQ community,
What is Sherbourne Health?
A small container used to prepare drugs for injection
What is a cooker
This common stimulant found in coffee, tea and energy drinks is also classified as a psychoactive drug
What is caffeine?
When someone overdoses, calling this number can be a critical step to saving their life
What is 911?
A state of well-being that affects how you think, feel, and act, influencing your ability to cope with stress, work, and contribute to your community
What is mental health?
A non-profit, multi-service organization that provides primary healthcare, social and community outreach services with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention primarily to people of East Toronto (Queen St).
What is South Riverdale Community Health Centre?
A premier who prompted the closure of many supervised consumption sites
Who is Doug Ford
These substances were often misprescribed, overprescribed and misrepresented by doctors
What are prescription opioids?
Mixing opioids with this type of substance significantly increases the risk of overdose
What are benzodiazepines (or other depressants)?
A common and serious mental disorder that negatively affects how you feel, think, act, and perceive the world.
What is depression?
This innovative purpose-built space is a permanent home for healing, connection and culturally grounded care for the urban Indigenous community in Toronto.
What is Anishnawbe Health?
Harm reduction strategies ooften prioritize this outcome over abstinence
What is reducing harm?
This synthetic drug, originally developed as an anesthetic, is now commonly used as a party drug and taking a certain amount can put you in the ____hole
What is ketamine?
The prescription of opioids to reduce harm
What is safer supply?
A collaborative treatment using psychological methods to help people address emotional distress, mental health issues, and behavioral problems.
What is psychotherapy?
A Centre that supports the people who live and work in the area to improve the health and well being of the community and is located at Parliament and Dundas.
What is Regent Park Community Health Centre?