TRIP! Project

Check one, check two, check out our cool new vid about healthy lifestyle choices!!

We have submitted this video for the Toronto Public Health “How Healthy Can You Get?” video contest. Our harm reduction-friendly health advocacy campaign encourages shows that harm reduction doesn’t just stop @ drug use and sexual health education. Harm reduction can be anything from safer injection sites, methadone clinics, recovery facilities, needle, pipe, straw and condom distribution, community engagement, activism and grassroots education to seatbelts, helmets, “If You Drink Don’t Drive” campaigns and other methods of promoting healthy lifestyle choices. Continue reading →

Over the last year TRIP! has been working closely with the Canadian Harm Reduction Network and The Works to create an integrated media campaign on Levamisole-laced cocaine and crack. Levamisole is an animal dewormer that’s showing up in blow around the world, as it’s cut at the source. It can destroy your immune system, so if you’re repeatedly or rapidly getting sick, have weird skin infections or blackened skin— don’t be afraid to talk to your doctor! For you to get proper treatment they need to know to screen for Levamisole. Direct them to this website even so they can read more about it. It is important as drug users that we advocate for proper treatment and challenge stigma. Of course this isn’t a reality for everyone, but if you’re sick you need to get help as there have been a few related deaths from crashed immune systems (aka agranulocytosis) Continue reading →

Alcohol: my friend, my enemy, my ally, my antagonist, then my best friend again. It seems as though I can’t make up my mind- I want to have a crazy drunken night out in town with my friends, or I want to swear off the liquor and never walk into a bar again. It’s confusing, and annoying, and a question that has long been on my mind: to drink or not to drink? Continue reading →

Once upon a time, a significant amount of the ketamine sold on the black market in Toronto was veterinary K that had been redirected from the controlled legitimate medical market. In recent years, however, K demand has consistently outpaced supply, resulting in irregularly-produced K coming to market and increasingly showing up at street level in heavily-cut batches. Continue reading →

This is from U.S. info, but it’s a bunch of neat graphs on how youth are having sex!

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The TRIP! Project is looking for submissions from youth ages 16-24 on tobacco and harm reduction for our new community zine. Tobacco is a commonly used substance in our community, with 86% of youth having tried it. Smoking is a party drug as much as alcohol, MDMA and Ketamine! Some people are social smokers on the weekend, where others smoke up to a pack a day or more. Sometimes smoking starts off as recreational and turns into a habit. Often youth end up smoking tobacco without even thinking about the chemicals they’re inhaling! Poppers are becoming an emerging trend, and contraband tobacco means that getting smokes is as easy as walking through the club district. Continue reading →

There have been recent reports of ketamine injection amongst youth in Toronto. This type of drug use has become a common occurrence within various downtown parks especially. It is important to remember that these spaces are public domain and shared with the larger community. If you’re shooting in a park, be aware of those around you and those who will be using the park afterwards. If you go into a k-hole right away you might not have time to properly dispose of your works, and find yourself knocked out before you know what hit you. It’s important to have a trusted friend as a trip sitter if you’re shooting to make sure that this doesn’t happen! Continue reading →

Spotting an overdose in a party situation can be a toughie, taking into consideration the crowded venue, flashing lights or dimly lit spaces. Overdoses can be especially hard to spot if you’re drunk or high, or simply aren’t sure what to be looking out for. The following information is meant to be a guide in helping you make sensible decisions if an overdose situation occurs. Arming yourself with knowledge is the first step in keeping you and your friends safer while partying and/or using drugs. Who knows, maybe you could save a life! Continue reading →

As most of you are probably well aware it helps to be extra prepared when partying. Sometimes though, this is a task that is hard for even the established ravers/party goers. One always tends to forget at least SOMETHING. This proves even harder for those of you that are new to the scene. Hence, we here at TRIP! are combining our years of partying expertise to try to provide you with the most comprehensive list possible for any and every situation. If you are a party goer make sure to: Continue reading →

Can you hear that sound? Leaves rustling in the trees, maples on the verge of turning orange,yellow and red, the earth slowly moving towards another season. There goes time slipping away from us like sand between our fingers. It’s nature conspiring against us. Continue reading →