In NSW, drug driving recently became the second leading cause of deaths on the road, surpassing fatigue, drink driving and non-seatbelt use. Getting behind the wheel of a vehicle high on anything is generally a dangerous idea. But this issue is even more serious when it comes to benzos.

Benzodiazepines, aka benzos, are exploding in popularity, especially among young people in Australia. But people aren’t just sourcing their benzos from people with prescriptions, there’s a huge fake benzo markets with frequent quality control issues. It’s an underground subculture filled with unmarked cliff edges and landslides. So just how do you navigate it safely?

Users News dives into the issue of drugs and consent.

Jack’s friend became mentally unwell and he desperately wanted to help but unfortunately, he started to burn out. Jack talks about what you can do to support a friend, and how to set healthier boundaries.

Katrina is a peer distributor for NUAA in a small rural town in NSW. She’s known she’s had hep C for 6 years but has found it hard to get treated because of the lack of services in her area and past experiences of stigma within a health care setting.

Avoiding, recognising and getting help for benzo overdoses

How to deal with dodgy pills of the benzo kind