For more copies, go online at http://vch.eduhealth.ca or email [email protected] and quote Catalogue No. DB.500.S341 © Vancouver Coastal Health, August 2014 Fast pulse or no pulse Fast or no breathing Hot and sweaty skin Confusion, hallucinations, unconscious Can’t talk, can’t walk Vomiting Seizures looks like: Your heart is pumping fast You’re short of breath Your body is hot, sweaty and shaky You have chest pain You can’t talk, can’t walk feels like: crystal crack the user-friendly series What you need to smoke crystal safer: Shatterproof Pyrex Pipe Alcohol swabs Lighter What you need to smoke crack safer: Shatterproof Pyrex Pipe Wooden push stick Five wire screens Alcohol swabs Re-useable mouthpiece Lighter What to do if someone ODs Call out for help – do not leave the victim 1 Try to get them to slow down and relax 2 Tell paramedics as much as you can about what happened 4 Call 9-1-1 for an ambulance, send someone to seek help and report back 3 Ready to detox? Help is just a phone call away. Call Access Central at 1-866-658-1221, seven days a week from 9am to 7:45pm for detox, residential addiction services and addiction housing. Signs of overdose What to expect Safer Smoking Note: combining substances can be dangerous – proceed with caution ! Reminder: using condoms and lube during sex will reduce your risk for HIV and other infections. ! Your peers created this harm reduction pamphlet for you. Be safe. The high A high that lasts 4–24+ hours Feeling alert and energetic Not feeling hungry or tired Dry mouth Faster breathing and heart rate Feeling restless, anxious or paranoid and unable to sleep Coming down Feeling extremely tired, unable to sleep, anxious, hungry and thirsty Clenched jaw Strong cravings for more meth crystal The high A high that lasts 5–30 minutes Feeling an intense, euphoric rush Warm skin, dry mouth Feeling thirsty, not hungry Rapid heartbeat and breathing Auditory hallucinations Coming down Feeling restless, sweaty and twitchy Sensitivity to noise and light Feelings of paranoia Strong cravings for more crack crack
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For more copies, go online at http://vch.eduhealth.ca or email [email protected] and quote Catalogue No. DB.500.S341
© Vancouver Coastal Health, August 2014
Fastpulseornopulse
Fastornobreathing
Hotandsweatyskin
Confusion,hallucinations,
unconscious
Can’ttalk,can’twalk
Vomiting
Seizures
looks like:
Yourheartispumpingfast
You’reshortofbreath
Yourbodyishot,sweatyandshaky
Youhavechestpain
Youcan’ttalk,can’twalk
feels like:
crystalcrack
the user-friendly series
What you need to smoke crystal safer:
ShatterproofPyrexPipe
AlcoholswabsLighter
What you need to smoke crack safer:
ShatterproofPyrexPipe
Woodenpushstick
Fivewirescreens
Alcoholswabs
Re-useablemouthpiece
Lighter
What to do if someone ODs
Calloutforhelp–do not leave the victim
1
Trytogetthemtoslowdownandrelax
2
Tellparamedicsasmuchasyoucanaboutwhathappened4
Call9-1-1foranambulance,sendsomeonetoseekhelpandreportback
3
Ready to detox?Help is just a phone call away.Call Access Central at 1-866-658-1221, seven days a week from 9am to 7:45pm for detox, residential addiction services and addiction housing.
Signs of overdoseWhat to expect
Safer Smoking
Note:combiningsubstancescanbedangerous–proceedwithcaution
!
Reminder:usingcondomsandlubeduringsexwillreduceyourriskforHIVandotherinfections.
!
Production Note: Please print 40 stickers at 100%, 4.25 x 5.5”.
Your peers created this harm reduction pamphlet for you. Be safe.
The high Ahighthatlasts4–24+hours Feelingalertandenergetic Notfeelinghungryortired Drymouth Fasterbreathingandheartrate Feelingrestless,anxiousorparanoidandunabletosleep
Coming down Feelingextremelytired,unabletosleep,anxious,hungryandthirsty
Clenchedjaw Strongcravingsformoremeth
crystal
The high Ahighthatlasts5–30minutes Feelinganintense,euphoricrush Warmskin,drymouth Feelingthirsty,nothungry Rapidheartbeatandbreathing Auditoryhallucinations
Coming down Feelingrestless,sweatyandtwitchy Sensitivitytonoiseandlight Feelingsofparanoia Strongcravingsformorecrack
crack
Smokeinasafeplacewithpeoplethatyoutrust
Inhaleslowlyandexhaleimmediately–don’tholditin
Knowyourlimits–onceyou’rehigh,stopsmoking
Takevitaminsandeatsomethingbeforeyousmoke–youwon’tfeellikeeatingafter
Havecondomswithyou–youmaywanttohavesexwhilehigh
Keepyourpipecleanbyburningofftheresidueandthenscrubbingitwithalcoholswabs
Whencomingdown,eatingwillhelpyousleep
Don’tbealarmedbyfeelingsofextremedepressiononceyou’resober–it’syourbodyreactingtothedrug
Avoidinfectionbyusingyourownpipe–don’tshare
Drinkwaterorfruitjuicetokeepyourmouthmoistandreducecracksandblisters
Chewgumtokeepyourmouthmoistandreduceclenching
Safer crystal smoking
1
Cleanyourhandsandmouthpiecewithalcoholswabs
2
Twisteachofyourfivewirescreensintotheshapeofacone
5
Nudgethescreensbacktomakeroomforthecrack
6
Fityourmouthpieceontoyourpipe
4
Useyourwoodenpushsticktogentlytampdownthescreens
3
Usingyourwoodenpushstick,insertthescreensoneatatimeintothepipe
8
Applyheat,inhaleslowly,thenexhaleimmediately
7
Tiltthepipeupandplacethedrugsontopofthescreens
4
Holdingyourpipehalfwaydownthestem,applyheattothebowl,keepingtheheatsourcemoving
3
Tapyourpipetomovethedrugsintothebowl
5
Heatwillvaporizethedrugs,fillingyourpipewithsmoke
6
Inhaleslowlythenexhaleimmediately
Pourcrystalintoyourpipe
21
Cleanyourhandsandpipewithalcoholswabs
Smokeinasafeplacewithpeoplethatyoutrust
Takevitaminsandeatsomethingbeforeyousmoke–youwon’tfeellikeeatingafter
Havecondomswithyou–youmaywanttohavesexwhilehigh
Pipewillbeveryhotonceused–handleitwithcare
Don’tbealarmedbyfeelingsofextremedepressiononceyou’resober–it’syourbodyreactingtothedrug
safer crack use tips
Safer crack smoking
Wirescreensaremuchsaferthanbrillo Brillo’stoxiccoatingcanmakeyousick Brillocanbreakapartandbeinhaled,burningyour
mouthandthroat
Ifwirescreensaren’tavailableandyoucanonlyusebrillo,besureto:
Burnthecoatingoffandchangeitfrequently
wire screens vs. brillo
Don’tshare:useyourownmouthpiecetoavoidinfectionandmouthburns
Drinkwaterorfruitjuicetokeepyourmouthmoistandreducecracksandblisters
Moistenyourlipswithlubeorlipbalm Chewgumtokeepyourmouthmoistandhealthier
mouth care
mouth care
safer crystal use tips
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