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Drawing up out of the same steroid vial as someone else

is a risk for hep C if you re-use needles or syringes

or vials

Drawing up out of the same

spoon as someone else is a risk for hep C if you re-use

needles or syringes

for info & advice a b o u t st ero i d s call the Steroid e d u c a t i o n

program

0417 529 678

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No matter what you're injecting, if you can get it, use sterile

equipment every time.

You can get sterile equipment in bulk from many NSPs.

If you can't access an NSP, you could snort, smoke

or shelve/shaft for a safer hit.

hep c can be in

bits of blood too small

to see

To find NSPs close to you go to

www.aivl.org.au/nsp/

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Volunteers gave over 1,905 hours of their time for HNSW – that’s the equivalent of 272 work days!

VolunteersWe would like to extend our on-going

thanks and gratitude to everyone who

gave us their time and energy over

the past year.

At the strong core of Hepatitis NSW

is our team of volunteers. From the

very beginning, volunteers have been

an essential part of Hepatitis NSW

when in 1991 a group of volunteers

came together to start the NSW

Hepatitis C Support Group – this later

became Hepatitis NSW.

Over the 22 years since 1991,

volunteers have worked on the

Hepatitis Infoline, volunteered

as positive speakers and offered

emotional support to their peers.

Whilst some of these services now

employ paid staff, our volunteers

continue to support key areas of our

work. Without them we could not

deliver the quality, range and number

of services and resources we now do.

Hepatitis NSW is always increasing

the number of volunteers involved in

our work – if you’d like to volunteer

you can find more info as well as

register to volunteer online at www.

hep.org.au or call 9332 1853.

During the past 12 months

volunteers have stuffed

envelopes to help us get hundreds

of thousands of our magazines

into GP surgeries, prisons,

hospitals and clinics

There were 105 regular and

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National Aboriginal and Islander

Children’s Day

International Day of the World’s

Indigenous People

International Youth Day

International Overdose

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If you use steroids, you can reduce the risk of liver damage by reducing the frequency of your cycles.

To avoid hep C, use fresh injecting equipment (needles, barrels, swabs, vials) every time

You can reduce your risk of liver damage by building muscle through diet and exercise instead.

r not ? Big muscles don't always mean that someone is healthy.

Steroids can damage your liver - especially if you take them orally(in tablet form).

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10 thinGs it's good to know about injectingsteroids& other drugs

1 Injecting any drug can be dangerous

2 Sharing injection equipment puts you at risk of hep B, hep C and HIV

3 If you don't inject properly you can end up with 'dead' legs, abscesses, damaged muscles and maybe more

4 Some of the steroids sold illegally contain a different substance, or a different dose, to what is listed on the label

5 Even when steroids are used 'properly', they can still have side-effects

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5 Even when steroids are used 'properly', they can still have side-effects

6the long-term effects of steroid use are sometimes serious and very hard to predict

7 Exercise, sleep, diet, ilness and stress all affect how a drug works for you and how a drug affects you

8 If you want to use steroids, it's a good idea to find out as much about them as you can. There is a lot of info on the internet, but a lot of it is dated or wrong. For advice, call the Steroid Education Unit on 0417 529 678

9 Your local NSP provides needles, syringes, sharp boxes and other sterile equipment BUT not all NSPs have the correct size barrels and needles you may need

10 NSP services are confidential and free

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for more info

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Your liver needs you as much as you need it.

Give your liver a little - get a liver check.

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Hep C is only passed on when blood with hep C in it gets into someone else's blood stream - that's why it is called a blood-borne virus.

Hep C is the most common blood-borne virus in Australia - over 233 000 people are living with hep C in Australia.

Hep C can be cured. To find out about treatment call the Hepatitis Infoline 1800 803 990 or go to www.hep.org.au

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“Hep C can survive outside the body from at least 16 hours up to a few weeks. ”

“How long does hep C survive outside the body? ” (Kyla, 35, Bray Park)

A recent study proved that in a bottle of water kept at room temperature, like one you might use to draw up water from if you’re

injecting, hep C virus could survive for a few weeks.

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The Steroid Education Program is based in Melbourne, Victoria. They provide outreach, education, information, training, workshops and referral for people who use steroids as well as people who work with them.

If you live in NSW you can still contact the Steroid Education Program on 0417 529 678 for information.

to Kay stanton from the steroid education program