Transmission Magazine ED08

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I’d never hurt you

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THANK YOU

SPECIAL THANKS

EDITOR/LAYOUT Scott West

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

This edition of was developed with the help of the young people from the Youth Drug & Alcohol Court (YDAC) Residential Induction Unit.

Tim Baxter Jenny Douglas Paul Harvey Peter Middleton Rebecca Miers Sonam Paljor Andrew Smith Polina Udachina Gideon Warhaft

The Residential Induction Unit is a transitional accommodation program for young people aged between 14 and 18 years who are entering the YDAC program and are unable to return home whilst waiting for a placement in a rehabilitation program.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tom Taylor www.tomtaylormade.com

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

The unit is funded by Justice Health and managed by Parramatta Mission.

Skye Ogden www.skyeogden.com www.gestaltcomics.com

Thanks to all the young people for your insights and creativity in coming up with some ideas that formed the basis of the ‘I’d Never Hurt You’ comic.

Anton Emdin www.antonemdin.com

Also a big thanks to the Residential Induction Unit staff and to Louise from Justice Health for their support.

if you are a worker and would like to know more about how your clients can contribute to the development of call the hepatitis helpline 1800 803 990 or email transmission@hep.org.au

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Hepatitis NSW is an independent, community-based, non-government health promotion charity funded by NSW Health. ph: (02) 9332 1853 fax: (02) 9332 1730

Hepatitis Helpline ph: 1800 803 990 postal address: PO Box 432

DARLINGHURST NSW 1300 AUSTRALIA

www.hep.org.au

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CONTENTS

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page 16

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page 30

THE QUIZ WHERE IN THE WORLD IS

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I’ d never hurt you PART 2 QUESTION & ERelpline ANe HSepW iti at s H with th

300 Aside from Hepatitis NSW editorial comment, views expressed in this magazine or flyers enclosed with it, are not neccessarily those of Hepatitis NSW. Neither are such views necessarily those of our funding bodies. does not promote nor condone the use of illicit drugs. rather, it seeks to provide accurate information that will help people who already inject drugs to reduce risks and make safer choices.

Nothing in this magazine should be taken as recommending drug use.

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THE QUIZ

ENTER THYEOU D QUIZ ANW A COULD CIN R E $50 VOU H ! it’s easy

HOW TO ENTER step 1

have a good read of the magazine

step 2 answer the quiz questions below step 3 send your answers to the 3 questions below by choosing one of the following; 1.

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send a text to 0404 440 103 call the Hepatitis Helpline 1800 803 990 email us transmission@hep.org.au

Example Question 1:

what is the name of this magazine?

You answer:

Q1 - Transmission Magazine

THE QUIZ

EDITION 7 WINNER

Bruce & Niki from Hepatitis NSW picked “Debbie” from Katoomba as the winner of the $50 voucher

question 1 - What is the name of the store where Omar got his shoes? question 2 - What is the name of the temporary tattoo design project? question 3 - What percentage chance is there of a mother with hep C passing it onto her baby?

WE WILL CHOOSE A WINNER ON JUNE 10 -

so enter now to be in the running to win

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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS

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SEND US YOUR PICTURES OF PEOPLE READING TRANSMISSION MAG AND WE WILL PUT YOUR PHOTO IN THE NEXT EDITION

Mohammad and Vicki fro m Create Foundation.

Create runs programs and advocates for children and young people in care (ww w.create.org.au)

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please note

this comic does not promote nor condone the use of illicit drugs. rather, it seeks to provide accurate information that will help people who already inject drugs to reduce risks and make safer choices. Nothing in this comic should be taken as recommending drug use.

I’d never hurt you

PART 1

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* “Shab” (Shabu) is another name for “crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride” which is a stimulant drug, sometimes called ice, meth, crystal or crystal meth

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to be continued (page 22)

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C s i t i t a hep * * we know you’re not a

dummy

a quick guide to

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INFECTIONS COME FROM THE SHARING OF INJECTING EQUIPMENT illustration by Anton Emdin

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90 % OF ALL NEW HEP C

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 10% ?

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THE OTHER

10%

IS MADE UP OF OTHER PRACTICES THAT ARE NOT AS RISKY AS SHARING INJECTING EQUIPMENT

BUT STILL PRESENT SOME RISK FOR HEP C TO BE PASSED ON

SOME OF THE OTHER WAYS HEP C CAN BE PASSED ON INCLUDE • • • • • • • • • •

BACKYARD TATTOOING & BODY PIERCING SHARING OF DRUG SNORTING (SNIFFING) EQUIPMENT SHARING OF RAZORS AND TOOTHBRUSHES MOTHER TO BABY (VERTICAL TRANSMISSION) NEEDLE STICK INJURY (HEALTH CARE WORKER) SEXUAL CONTACT (IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES) BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS (AFTER 1990) NEEDLE STICK INJURY (IN THE COMMUNITY) BREASTFEEDING UNSTERILE MEDICAL PROCEDURES (LESS COMMON IN AUSTRALIA)

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VERY HIGH RISK SHARING INJECTING EQUIPMENT

(not just needles & syringes but all equipment like spoons, tourniquets, swabs)

When someone is injecting drugs, there can be lots of blood around. This means there is a bigger chance of coming into contact with infected blood if there is a group of people injecting together, or if someone is not using new injecting equipment.

It only takes a little bit of blood on ANY of the equipment used for injecting for the hep C virus to be passed from one person to another.

HIGH RISK BACKYARD OR HOME TATTOOING & PIERCING

‘Backyard artists’ usually work in an area that is used for other things like a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen or shed, which aren’t clean or sterile environments.

They will often use equipment they have made themselves or that they have bought on the internet.

Hep C & other viruses like hep B and HIV can be passed on if; • •

backyard tattoo equipment

the single use equipment is used more than once new ink isn’t used for every tattoo

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new safety gloves aren’t used for each person

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the artist doesn’t have a clean/sterile space to work in or use proper cleaning practices

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SHARING OF DRUG SNORTING (SNIFFING) EQUIPMENT

MEDIUM LOW RISK SHARING RAZORS & TOOTHBRUSHES

When people use a straw for sniffing a drug, the lining inside the nose can easily be damaged and small amounts of blood can get onto the straw.

If the straw is passed to another person to use, and their nose is damaged too, hep C can be passed on.

Personal care items can pass on hep C because they can come into contact with blood.

It’s best not to share stuff like razors and toothbrushes.

MOTHER TO BABY

(VERTICAL TRANSMISSION)

HEALTHCARE WORKER

NEEDLE STICK INJURY

VERY LOW RISK SEXUAL ACTIVITY

There is a 5 - 7% chance of a mother with hep C passing it to her baby before or during birth.

These occur mainly in places like hospitals and clinics, where handling bloody items like needles & syringes while blood is ‘fresh’ is a risk.

Hep C is not classified as a sexually transmitted infection (STI) There can be more risk if STI’s like herpes, genital warts or chlamydia are involved.

Avoid blood-to-blood contact during sex as this could transmit hep C.

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BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS (AFTER 1990)

Since 1990 blood banks in Australia have tested blood for hep C and blood transfusions in Australia are very safe.

Before 1990 they did not test and some people got hep C.

NEEDLE STICK INJURY (IN THE COMMUNITY)

BREASTFEEDING

Getting pricked by a needle in a public place, such as a street, a park or a beach is a very low risk for getting hep C.

Small amounts of hep C have been found in breast milk, but this has not been linked to the virus being passed on.

Because the amounts of virus in it are so low, breast milk from women with hep C is safe for babies.

If there is blood in the breast milk there may be more risk.

q.

can you get hep c from fighting?

TURN TO PAGE 30 TO FIND OUT

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HEP C CALL

hepatitis helpline PH:1800 803 990 ERRAL. INFO. SUPPORT. REFL CONFIDENTIA

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& N O I T S QUE ANSWER

hepatitis helpline

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can you get hep c from fighting with someone?

(Aaron, 21 from Gosford)

YES, there is a low risk that you could...

It is important to remember that hep C is only spread through blood to blood contact.The blood of someone who has hep C has to get into someone else’s bloodstream.

For hep C to be passed on in a fight, someone who is fighting needs to have hep C and their blood needs to be present.

If a hep c negative person has a cut on their knuckles, for example, blood with hep C in it could enter their body through that cut.

It’s safest to assume that everyone has hep C which means that it’s safest to avoid fights altogether.

send your questions to us

sms: 0404 440 103

ph: 1800 803 990

transmission@hep.org.au

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