Harm Reduction Victoria (Australia)

04/09/2026

There are a lot of factors that contribute to overdose risk and to the numbers of fatal overdose that are climbing higher every year. In Richmond and St Albans, our community members say that a lack of harm reduction knowledge, novel potent benzos flooding the street xannies market, the irregularity of the street drug market, mixing drugs, using alone and shame and stigma are some of the things they see causing overdose in drug user circles.

Shaming people for using drugs forces us to use alone where no one can help if something goes wrong.

Prohibition justifies discrimination and denies us the right to use safely.

03/09/2026

Do you have a preferred formulation of naloxone to administer? Our friends in St Albans and Richmond explain in this audio clip why they each prefer the one that they do...

Both are effective at temporarily reversing the effects of an opioid overdose - you should carry and use whichever you feel comfortable with and is easiest for you to administer in an overdose emergency situation. And regardless of which type you give to someone, remember to give rescue breaths between doses!!

02/09/2026

Some people from the St Alban's and Richmond communities share stories of giving naloxone to someone who is overdosing. These are just a few of the many times that people who use drugs have been able to act quickly and save the life of someone who is cared about, who is loved and who would have been lost had their life not been saved by someone they were using with.

These stories are proof that people who use drugs care about each other and care about our communities, and will do what we can to use drugs as safely as possible in the conditions we are forced to live in.

Naloxone is a life saving medicine that temporarily reverses the symptoms of opioid overdose. In Victoria it's available for free from most NSPs, many pharmacies, some hospitals and from Harm Reduction Victoria. You'll find us at 299-305 Victoria St in Brunswick, in between Brunswick station and Sydney Road. We're open Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 5.30pm.

01/09/2026

Some people in our st albans and Richmond communities share their experiences of being given naloxone for overdose

31/08/2026

Last week we were in Richmond and St Albans speaking to people from the community about International Overdose Awareness Day, their experiences with naloxone and anything else they wanted to talk about to do with overdose. This week, with permission from those we spoke with, we share some of those conversations with you, in people's own words. Each day this week, we'll share more of what people are thinking about when it comes to overdose and safer using.

31/08/2026

We spent this morning at MSIR in Richmond dedicating leaves for our memorial tree back in the Brunswick office, for International Overdose Awareness Day

31/08/2026

Remembering.
....just remembering. 💔. Have you lost someone you love from overdose?

31/08/2026

Remembering.
....just remembering. 🫶

19/08/2026