Please click on the links below for more information about prescription and over-the-counter medications. You can also call us on 1800 931 101 for more information and advice.

You can find a downloadable copy of our brochure here.

OVERDOSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION

Click here to visit the COPE (Community Overdose Prevention and Education) website at the Pennington Institute to find out about ‘Overdose First Aid’.

You can also click on the links below for more information about preventing overdose:

• Opioid Overdose Response Plan
• Opioid Overdose Factsheet
• Depressant Overdose Factsheet

For information about naloxone (a medicine used to ‘reverse’ opioid overdose), click here to visit the naloxone page on the COPE website or download ‘frequently asked questions about naloxone’ from the COPE website here.

INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICATIONS

For more information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, click on the links below to read a factsheet by the Australian Drug Foundation:

• Codeine
• Paracetamol
• Fentanyl
• Oxycodone
• Ibuprofen
• Benzodiazepines

RISKS OF MEDICATION USE

Find out more about the risks of taking medication and why opioid medication may not be the best treatment for chronic pain by clicking on the links below.

• What is Pharmaceutical Misuse? (Alcohol and Drug Foundation)
• Feeling Better Without Medication (Alcohol and Drug Foundation)
• Risks of High Dose Opioid Medicines (NPS MedicineWise)

USEFUL WEBSITES & VIDEOS

Turn to Help: Information about codeine and painkiller dependence (addiction) and different types of treatment options.

ScriptWise: ScriptWise are a not-for-profit Australian organisation who are dedicated to reducing overdose and other harms from prescription and over-the-counter medications.

International Overdose Awareness Day: International Overdose Awareness Day is held on August 31st each year to remember those who have died of a drug overdose and to prevent overdose from happening in other families.

Reconnexion: Reconnexion is a not-for-profit organisation who provide information, support and treatment for people experiencing panic, anxiety, depression and tranquiliser (benzodiazepine) dependency.

Tame the Beast [Video] A video about Chronic Pain.

Understanding Pain in Less than 5 minutes [Video] 

PERSONAL STORIES 

The videos below were made by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.

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