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What's Happening?
People often ask what we do at CAHMA, and why it is important to even have a peer-based user group. There are many things which CAHMA does, and even more which we are trying to get started or happening. For instance, here are just a few of the things which CAHMA and its workers are regularly involved in........
- The Peer Based Naloxone Distribution Program. Naloxone (otherwise known as Narcan) is what the Ambo's, or other medical staff, give someone when they overdose on heroin or other opioids. CAHMA is in the process of setting up a program where injecting drug users are trained to administer Naloxone so that they can always have some on hand for when a friend or accomplice drops. This initiative is being funded by the ACT Department of Health and Ageing, and is supported by many other agencies in the Alcohol and Other sector in the ACT. For more detailed information, follow this link.
- The AMC Needle and Syringe Program. CAHMA has for some time been lobbying, along with many other organisations, for the introduction of a Needle and Syringe Program at the Alexander Maconochie Center (the ACT's prison). This has been publicly supported by ther ACT Chief Minister,Katie Gallagher, as well as a number of her fellow politicians.
- The 'Foot Patrol', Peer Run Mobile NSP. The Foot Patrol is a mobile Needls and Syringe Program which will use peers to distribute clean injecting equipment in areas which have been identified as having a high rate of injecting drug use. The idea behind this is that drug users will more readily talk to other drug users (as opposed to 'straight' people), and where other users are doing something like providing NSP services they are more likely to be able to.
- News From The Drug War Front.News From the Drug War Front is CAHMA's weekly radio show, broadcast every Tuesday morning on community radio 2XX (98.3 FM). NFTDWF brings you media articles related to all aspects of drugs and drug using, including Laws and legal matters, Growing and production, Smuggling and transport, Health and Safety matters.
- The Deadly Art Attack and BBQ. Every two weeks The Connection puts on a BBQ at the Boomerang Center, which is the community room at the Currong Flats in Braddon. This regular feed is always good for a much needed hit of steak or sausages, but is also a great place to catch up with some of the mates you haven't seen in a while.
- PHAAT. CAHMA supports a group called PHAAT, which is run by people who are on methadone or Buprenorphine in the ACT. PHAAT stands for Pharmacotherapy Advocacy and Action Team, and the purpose of the group is to enable people on pharmacotherapies (such as methadone and buprenorphine) discuss how they would like these programs to be run and to get involved in actively changeing things they are not happy with.
- Representation. A rave about representation.