transmission magazine edition 17
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Jay wants to get ripped to surprise his girlfriend Sarah and with the help of steroids he's the Incredible Bulk in no time. But a mix-up when he's using steroids with his wrestling mate Bryan means he might have a different kind of surprise for Sarah . . .TRANSCRIPT
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Build me up buttercup!
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BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP!
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Drawing up out of the same steroid vial as someone else
is a risk for hep C if you re-use needles or syringes
or vials
Drawing up out of the same
spoon as someone else is a risk for hep C if you re-use
needles or syringes
for info & advice a b o u t st ero i d s call the Steroid e d u c a t i o n
program
0417 529 678
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No matter what you're injecting, if you can get it, use sterile
equipment every time.
You can get sterile equipment in bulk from many NSPs.
If you can't access an NSP, you could snort, smoke
or shelve/shaft for a safer hit.
hep c can be in
bits of blood too small
to see
To find NSPs close to you go to
www.aivl.org.au/nsp/
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BIG BUFF BEEF BULK BULGE BURLY BRAWN healthy
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National Aboriginal and Islander
Children’s Day
International Day of the World’s
Indigenous People
International Youth Day
International Overdose
Awareness Day
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BIG BUFF BEEF BULK BULGE BURLY BRAWN
If you use steroids, you can reduce the risk of liver damage by reducing the frequency of your cycles.
To avoid hep C, use fresh injecting equipment (needles, barrels, swabs, vials) every time
You can reduce your risk of liver damage by building muscle through diet and exercise instead.
r not ? Big muscles don't always mean that someone is healthy.
Steroids can damage your liver - especially if you take them orally(in tablet form).
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10 thinGs it's good to know about injectingsteroids& other drugs
1 Injecting any drug can be dangerous
2 Sharing injection equipment puts you at risk of hep B, hep C and HIV
3 If you don't inject properly you can end up with 'dead' legs, abscesses, damaged muscles and maybe more
4 Some of the steroids sold illegally contain a different substance, or a different dose, to what is listed on the label
5 Even when steroids are used 'properly', they can still have side-effects
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5 Even when steroids are used 'properly', they can still have side-effects
6the long-term effects of steroid use are sometimes serious and very hard to predict
7 Exercise, sleep, diet, ilness and stress all affect how a drug works for you and how a drug affects you
8 If you want to use steroids, it's a good idea to find out as much about them as you can. There is a lot of info on the internet, but a lot of it is dated or wrong. For advice, call the Steroid Education Unit on 0417 529 678
9 Your local NSP provides needles, syringes, sharp boxes and other sterile equipment BUT not all NSPs have the correct size barrels and needles you may need
10 NSP services are confidential and free
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head towww.bit.ly/safersteroids
for more info
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the difference
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picture a
picture b
answers
spot 10 differences
between pictures
a & b
1. Ceiling lights 2. Bryan's jumper colour3. Jay's cup has the Hepatitis NSW logo4. The table has fewer marks5. The chair behind Bryan is grey6. Bryan's hair7.The other people in the cafe8. Bryan's coffee cup9. Light bulbs10. The table that Bryan and Jay are sitting at is now two tables together
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Give your liver a little - get a liver check.
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