Transmission Magazine ED12

edition

12

-AUG 2012

TAKE the

survey

AND YOU COULD

win $50

THE REUNION 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

*

D PAGE 18 CONTINUE

*

see pg 12 for more on hep c and sex

11

tion (STI) mitted infec s n a tr y ll a u etting t a sex w risk of it g lo Hep C is no ry e v a y lood usuall or blood-to-b and there is IV H If . x e s r. uring risk is highe passed on d though, the d e lv o v in contact is s to be on, there ha d e ss a p e b the blood For hep C to his is when T . ct ta n co d o eone else's blood-to-blo enters som C p e h h it w ith someone of someone having sex w re a u yo afe sex If . the usual s e k bloodstream ta , d n u blood aro ental dam. and there is condom or d a se u d n a precautions

the pla yl i

ples ist for exam l y a l p r u o See

HEP

list y a l p the

12

C

ist

Here are some examples of things that incre ase the risk of blood-to-blood contact in a sexual situation:

1 anal sex OR SEX without lube 3 open cuts, sores OR stis 4 infected OR new piercings 5 genital OR anal wounds 6 blood rituals OR sMbD 7 bleeding gums + oral sex 8 fisting + no gloves 9 Drug use - INCLUDING snorting and injecting drugs 10 piercing tools 11 menstruation/periods Here are some examples of things that will lower the risk of blood-to-blood contact in a sexual situa tion:

1 2

4 5 6

7

use condoms + lube change condoms between partners during group sex use condoms on sex toys use gloves for fisting cover any cuts and try to avoid blood during sex use your own injecting and snorting equipment 13

the ence differ spot 10 differences between pictures a and b

picture a

picture b 14

WORKING IT? Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP)

We provide HIV, HEP C, STIs and sexual health information, safer injecting equipment, support, free condoms & lube.

Phone

(02) 9206 2166 Email

infoswop@acon.org.au Address Visit our website

www.swop.org.au

Level 4, 414 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010

15

s i t i t a p he e n i l p l he L CONFIDENTIA

1800803 803 990 1800 990 FREE CALL FROM LANDLINES WWW.HEP .ORG.AU

WWW.HEP.ORG.AU

Untitled-1 1

vietnamese

若想獲取免費且保密的

Để nhận thông tin và sự hỗ trợ hoàn tòan miễn phí và bảo mật, xin gọi đường dây thông dịch số 131450 và yêu cầu gọi đường dây trợ giúp bệnh Viêm Gan.

傳譯服務 (131450) 轉接肝炎熱線。 arabic

١٣١٤٥٠ .

16

6/8/2011 2:39:56 PM

chinese

For multilingual hepatitis C factsheets, go to:

www.multiculturalhivhepc.net.au

You will also find:

C factsheets in more than 20 languages • HIV and hepatitis including plain English heets for people living with HIV and people • Multilingual facts with chronic hepatitis C s of multilingual resources • Order forms for free hardcopie and ethnic media contacts • Links to key research reportsbette r with people from culturally to work • Resources on llyhowdiver se (CALD) backgrounds. and linguistica

For further information E: info@multiculturalhivhepc.net.au Ph: 02-9515 5030

17

THE REUNION - PART 2

18

19

20

21

22

*

*

to find out more about marijuana and hep c, go to pG 24

23

Marijuana your liver

I HEART MY

LIVER

daily use of marijuana is linked to liver damage (we've found this out from recent research). People who use marijuana every day are more likely to have severe fibrosis. Fibrosis is scarring of the liver which can stop your liver from working properly.

so, if you have hep C, cutting down or quitting pot smoking is a good idea.

But – while we don’t encourage its use – occasional (light) use of marijuana has been shown to be helpful for some people in dealing with hep C treatment side effects and coping with treatment drugs.

As with alcohol intake, the key message with marijuana and hep C is moderation.

Services are available to help you manage marijuana use.

Phone the Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) for more information and chat to your GP. ADIS (Alcohol and Drug Information Service) 9361 8000 or 1800 422 599 from outside Sydney

24

25

n o i t s que r e w s & an Q “

with the

If find out I have hep C, is it ok to keep smoking cigarettes?

(Sally 37 from Newcastle)

A “

”

Hep C is a good reason to consider cutting down or quitting smoking

”

New research shows that smoking can speed up the progression of liver disease in people with hep C

If you have hep C and you are also a heavy smoker of marijuana or tobacco, your chances of long-term liver damage are increased - smoking is not recommended if you have hep C. When you have hep C, if you eat well, exercise and are careful about how much alcohol you drink and the amount you smoke, you'll be doing the best you can to keep yourself healthy.

send your questions to us ON sms: 0404 440 103 ph: 1800 803 990 e: transmission@hep.org.au

26

IF YOUR QUESTION IS URGENT CALL

HEPATITIS HELPLINE

1800 803 990 INFO, SUPPORT, REFERRALS

Call 131450 to organise an interpreter service You also can now chat to us live at hep.org.au

AIVL’s new online

NSP Directory & Legal Guide

The national NSP Directory is a list of needle & syringe programs across Australia. Where possible the service directory provides a contact number, address, hours of operations & types of equipment supplied. A link with Google maps will direct users to services.

The Legal Guide is a state & territory reference resource of NSP & drug related laws relevant to people who use drugs.

It provides information on legal issues such as; possession of needles & syringes & other paraphernalia, disposing of used equipment, rights relating to police questioning, illicit drugs & sex work.

27

1800 803 990 TALK WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH HEP C TREATMENT

Call us to arrange a free and confidential call from someone who has been through hep C treatment

28

the survey HOW TO GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN $50

E FILL OUTNTDHYOU A SURVEYD WIN A COUL UCHER $50 VO

ITS EASY!

www.surveymonkey.com/s/transmissionmag go to AND

FILL OUT THE SURVEY ONLINE BY 28 SEPTEMBER 2012

OR

1 FILL OUT THE SURVEY ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE 2 CUT THIS PAGE OUT OF THE MAGAZINE

3 FOLD IN HALF ALONG THE BLACK DOTTED LINE BELOW, SO THAT THE ADDRESS IS ON THE OUTSIDE

4 STICK THE 2 SIDES CLOSED WITH STICKY TAPE OR STAPLES (ALONG THE YELLOW EDGES ABOVE AND BELOW)

5 PUT IT IN THE POST FOR FREE BY 28 SEPTEMBER 2012 (NO NEED TO BUY A STAMP, ITS FREE TO SEND)

29

the survey 1 Have you found this magazine useful? (please tick one)

no

2 How good do you think this magazine has been at: (please tick one)

yes

maybe

ITS EASY!

bad

not very good

ok good very good

don’t know

bad

not very good

ok good very good

don’t know

Teaching you (more) about hep C Helping you know where to go for hep C advice Teaching you (more) about hep C and sex

3 Tell us what you think about the different parts of our magazine: (please tick one) Comic ‘Reunion' The Play List (pgs 12-13) Spot the difference (pg 14) Marijuana + your liver (pg 24) Question and Answer (pg 26)

4 How do you think we could make this magazine better?

QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU 5 How old are you? female transgender 6 Are you: male 7 What is your current postcode (or prison)?

8 Do you speak another language with your family?

10 Are you: (tick as many as you like) A person with hep C

Person with hep B

A person cured of hep C

GP/Health worker

Community/youth worker

Prisoner

Needle & Syringe worker

Sex worker

Alcohol and/or other drug worker

No, only English

Partner/relative/friend of person with hep C

Yes, the other language I speak is:

A person who currently injects drugs A person who used to but no longer injects drugs

9 Do you identify as Aboriginal

or Torres Strait Islander?

A person who knows someone who injects drugs Yes

No

Other (please say)

11 If you would like to go in the $50 voucher draw, please give us your details below (optional): Phone number: or email address or MIN :

30

Name:

Hepatitis NSW respects and upholds your right to privacy protection. In accordance with National Privacy Principles, we have a detailed policy and set of procedures regulating how we collect, use, disclose and hold your personal information. For a copy of the policy, please contact us on 02 9332 1853 or visit our website: www.hep.org.au

QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MAGAZINE

UT FILL THISYOOU AND IN A COULD W ER $50 VOUCH

SPECIAL THANKS...

This editions Transmission Magazine comic was developed through a series of creative workshops with sex worker participants, in collaboration with ACON Newcastle.

Hepatitis NSW would like to send out a special, heartfelt thanks to the participants of the ACON workshops, who helped us to make the ‘Reunion’ storyline so honest, warm and funny!

EDITOR/DESIGNER Rhea Shortus EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Chris Gough Sonam Paljor Peter Middleton Jenny Douglas Andrew Smith Paul Harvey Bruce Cherry Tim Baxter Lisa Camillo Dion Nepia Caroline De Castro (guest SWOP member) Jackie McMillan (guest SWOP member) COMIC WRITER Tom Taylor www.tomtaylormade.com COMIC ARTIST Emily Smith www.gestaltcomics.com

Also, a big thanks to SWOP (Sex Workers Outreach Project) for joining our Editorial Committe as guest members for this edition.

Hepatitis Helpline 1800 803 990 ASIDE FROM HEPATITIS NSW EDITORIAL CONTENT, VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS MAGAZINE OR FLYERS ENCLOSED WITH IT, ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF HEPATITIS NSW. NEITHER ARE SUCH VIEWS NECESSARILY THOSE OF OUR FUNDING BODIES. TRANSMISSION MAGAZINE 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.

If you are a youth or health worker and would like to know more about how your clients can contribute to the development of Transmission Magazine: call the Hepatitis Helpline 1800 803 990 or email transmission@hep.org.au

Hepatitis NSW p: 02 9332 1853 f: 02 9332 1730 PO Box 432 Darlinghurst, NSW 1300 info@hep.org.au 349 Crown Street Surry Hills Sydney 2010 www.hep.org.au

Hepatitis NSW is proud to acknowledge Aboriginal people as the traditional owners and custodians of our lands and waters.

ABN 30 408 095 245 A non-profit health promotion charity funded by the NSW Ministry of Health.

Accredited by the Quality Improvement Council of Australia (QIC). Donations of $2 and over tax deductible

TIONS OF LOOKING FOR OLD EDI E? GA TRANSMISSION MA ZIN ALL PAST EDITIONS ARE

ONLINE AT:

issionmagazine www.hep.org.au/transm

SMS: 0404 440 103

PH:1800 803 990

TRANSMISSION@HEP.ORG.AU WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/TRANSMISSIONMAG