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NEWS: SX News - 12/07/07 'ACON drug campaign targets GHB users'

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ACON drug campaign targets GHB users
By Reg Domingo
12/07/2007 11:13:27 AM

People who use the drug GHB are the focus of a new campaign launched this week by ACON.
"This new campaign reinforces the important information that people who use GHB need to know and builds upon ACON's previous GHB campaign," said Nicky Bath, ACON's Alcohol and Other Drugs Program Manager.

Bath said that the campaign also addresses anecdotal evidence that some people are using GHB - gamma hydroxybutyrate - at home which increases the risk because trained staff are not present to provide assistance if an overdose occurs. The recreational dosage range of GHB is narrow and small overdoses can cause a person to become unconscious. Large doses can be life-threatening.

"Because of the dangers, we're advising people to avoid using GHB on their own, to wait plenty of time between doses and to avoid using it with depressants such as alcohol or valium because mixing GHB with other depressants can increase the drug's negative effects. And if somebody drops, then call an ambulance or seek immediate medical help," Bath said.

Bath said ACON was neither condoning nor condemning drug use. "In terms of assisting people to look after their health, the most effective and sensible approach is to acknowledge that some people in our community choose to use illicit drugs. This campaign will increase people's knowledge of GHB so that they can minimise the potential harms not only for themselves but also for their friends."

The campaign will feature fish-shaped soy sauce containers, a common device used by GHB users to dispense the drug, along with posters and postcards distributed in pubs, clubs and parties. The campaign has been developed in consultation with the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), with funding provided by NSW Health's Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office.

SX News
 
NEW DRUG CAMPAIGN TARGETS GHB USERS

Helping people understand the risks associated with taking the drug GHB (Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate) is the focus of a new health promotion campaign launched this week by ACON.

With the key message “Not Every Dose Is The Same”, the campaign is designed to alert people to the risks of overdosing on the substance. The campaign has been created by ACON, the leading health promotion agency for NSW’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. The campaign was developed in consultation with the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre as well as people who use GHB across NSW. Funding for the campaign has been provided by NSW Health’s Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office.

GHB, also known as G or Gina, is a bitter tasting chemical liquid that acts as a central nervous system depressant. The recreational dosage range of GHB is narrow and even small overdoses can cause temporary unconsciousness. Large overdoses can be life-threatening.

ACON’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Program Manager Nicky Bath says GHB is a complex substance that is relatively popular in the GLBT community. “This new campaign reinforces the important information that people who use GHB need to know and builds upon ACON’s previous GHB campaign,” she says.

“The new campaign also addresses anecdotal evidence that some people are using GHB at home which increases the risk because trained staff aren’t on hand to provide assistance if an overdose occurs. Because of the dangers, we’re advising people to avoid using GHB on their own, to wait plenty of time between doses and to avoid using it with depressants such as alcohol or valium because mixing GHB with other depressants can increase the drug’s negative effects. And if somebody drops, then call an ambulance or seek immediate medical help.”

Ms Bath says ACON is neither condemning nor condoning drug use. “In terms of assisting people to look after their health, the most effective and sensible approach is to acknowledge that some people in our community choose to use illicit drugs. This campaign will increase people’s knowledge of GHB so that they can minimise the potential harms not only for themselves but also for their friends.”

To help target the message, the campaign features fish-shaped soy sauce containers which are commonly used by GHB users to dispense the drug. Campaign posters and postcards will be distributed in pubs, clubs and at parties. Relevant information has also been posted on the ACON website: www.acon.org.au

In addition to the new GHB campaign, ACON will also continue to seek funding for a range of prevention and care programs to address problematic use of all drug types and the needs of all drug users.

Sydney South West Area Health Service senior staff specialist Dr Adam Winstock says the new GHB campaign is much needed. “There’s nothing fishy about this campaign,” he says. “Indeed there are few cases in drug health promotion where the hype really reflects the reality as much as with GHB - the risk is very real.” Dr. Louisa Degenhardt of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre agrees. “We need to be innovative with communicating messages about the risks of GHB, and how to reduce the harms that may result," she says.

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Ive seen the resources from this campaign and I think they're great. Alot of work went into them, and ACON should be applauded.
 
^Lol! Yeah that would seem to be the truth ;)

Whats all this "education" stuff anyway, haven't ACON heard about the "Say no to G" campaign, G heads need to be scourned not helped! I vote they stop this well thought out campaign and leave it up to club promoters and organisers to produce some more stickers! ;)
 
How bout making it legal again so every dose is the fuckin same and create some AWARENESS that isnt Say NO to G!
 
Whats all this "education" stuff anyway, haven't ACON heard about the "Say no to G" campaign, G heads need to be scourned not helped! I vote they stop this well thought out campaign and leave it up to club promoters and organisers to produce some more stickers!

ha I didn't realise you were being sarcastic for a second.

one popular dayclub in the CBD use to have signs out the front reading

"no Gee tolerated in this club" haha
 
I don't get it... isnt GHB a powder, never having had it, but i gan assure you that a soy sauce container holds 2.8 mil of ....soy sauce!
 
Yes GHB is a powder, but its not widely available in Aus, whats sold as "G" in Aus is mostly 1.4b and GBL which are similar.
 
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