The Sesh: Lighting up the conversation on drugs DanceWize NSW

We're back after a bit of a hiatus! In this episode we chat about the Covid impacts on drug use in Australia, where DanceWize NSW gets its drug alert information from, and how to reduce the risks of drugs in lockdown. 

Hosted by Georgina Bell, this epic conversation is moderated by Erica Franklin with panellists: 

- Amy Peacock, Senior Research Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC).

-Robbie Auld, Manager and Senior Epidemiologist within the Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs at the NSW Ministry of Health.

-Jason, DanceWize NSW Team Leader and experienced peer drug educator

The audio is from an event streamed live on DanceWize NSW Facebook page in September 2021, and recorded from the unceded lands of the Gadigal people, Eora nation. Sovereignty was never ceded, and we acknowledge this was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

If you need further support or info around your own or someone else's drug use, please contact us for support, information and service info on our Peerline - 1800 644 413, or you can message us directly through our website Dancewizensw.org.au, or our FB or IG pages (Dancewize NSW).

In this short episode, Adam and Gina chat about.... us!  What DanceWize NSW does, and how it fits into the work of NUAA: the organisation that runs the program.. and does lots of other amazing harm reduction work. It's also Adam's last episode before he leaves his role with the program, and we reminisce with him about how he first discovered the program.


To get in touch with us: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancewize_nsw/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dancewizensw 

Website: https://www.dancewizensw.org.au/ 

NUAA: https://www.nuaa.org.au/ 

In this episode Erica Franklin, DanceWizeNSW Coordinator, speaks to Jessica Barker - lawyer and DanceWizeNSW volunteer - about drugs and the law.
The info shared is modified from legal training that Jess provides to the DWNSW Volunteer team.
Specifically we speak about drug possession, searches, sniffer dogs and police powers in NSW. 

Links to services and information: 

Law Access NSW 1300 888 529 (9am-5pm) - lawaccess.ndw.gov.au

Justice Connect 85992100 (9am- 5pm) justiceconnect.org.au 

Legal Aid - legalaid.nsw.gov.au

Redfern legal Centre 9698 7277 (9am-5pm) or rlc.org.au/ - Free legal information, advice, and advocacy in matters involving complaints about the police.

Inner City Legal Centre 1800 244 481 (9am - 5pm) or iclc.org.au 

Community legal centres 9264 9595 (9am- 5pm) clcs.org.au 

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) 1800 657 079 (9am-5pm) or https://www.lecc.nsw.gov.au/ - if you feel wronged by police. 

NSW Users and Aids Association (NUAA) / DanceWize NSW - 1800 644 413 , or nuaa.org.au 

Your rights with Cops: article here

What happens if you get caught with drugs?: Article here

First episode! And we're jumping right in with an epic conversation with Dr. Rob Page about the psychopharmacology of MDMA, GHB, Ketamine and Nitrous Oxide (nangs) with some info on psychedelics such as DMT, and LSD. Packed with useful info and harm reduction strategies that people can use to stay safer when choosing to use these drugs. Recorded via FB livestream in June 2020. 

You can call NUAA / DW during business hours on: 1800 250 015 to chat about drugs, support options, or this podcast! Or message us on social media any time. 

Links to resources: 

Harm reduction information on DMT: https://www.dancewizensw.org.au/dmt 

Study on why DMT can lead to the experience of ego dissolution: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-020-0718-8 

Harm reduction information on G:  https://www.dancewizensw.org.au/ghb 

How to filter nangs to protect yourself from the oil and metal shards: http://www.usersnews.com.au/home/2019/12/18/filtering-nangs

Harm reduction information on nitrous oxide: https://www.dancewizensw.org.au/nitrous 

Information on the signs and symptoms of depressant drug overdoses and how to respond: https://www.nuaa.org.au/nuaa-blog/opiate-and-other-depressant-overdoses 

Study on the protective effect of green tea on ketamine-induced cystitis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S1879522615004157 

Harm reduction information on ketamine: https://www.dancewizensw.org.au/ketamine

Polydrug use combinations information: https://combo.tripsit.me/ 

Alcohol Drug Information Service (ADIS) 24/7 hotline: call on 1800 250 015 

Tripsit - online support for challenging drug experiences: https://tripsit.me

Welcome to The Sesh: Lighting up the conversation on drugs.
Where we have candid conversations about drugs, covering topics on harm reduction, safer partying, the law, comedowns, poly drug combos, sex and drugs, psychedelic care... and wherever the convo takes us.
Your hosts - Gina Bell and Adam Smith, are coordinators of the program DanceWize NSW - a program dedicated to delivering harm reduction services to the festival and rave community in NSW Australia, as part of the organisation NUAA.

Find out more about Dancewize at dancewizensw.org.au , or about NUAA at nuaa.org.au
Let us know what you think - message us on facebook, or instagram or call us on 1800 644 413.