Peer Facilitator Tools ___________________________________________________
Objectives
By the end of the session, participants should be able to articulate at least three strategies to reduce drug-related harm associated with non-injection use of drugs.
Expected time of activity: 30 minutes
Beforehand
Sit the group in a circle and give everyone a marker and three pieces of paper, each in a different colour( e. g., each person gets a pink, green and yellow piece of paper).
Activity
Ask the group to construct a flow chart of the different stages of a party night, using the coloured papers. On each paper they should list a different drug, for example: alcohol, marihuana and ecstasy. Ask them to list on each paper risks related to that drug and HIV and to identify what can they do to minimise risks. As a large group, review each of the papers and encourage discussion about the risks participants associate with each drug, as well as the strategies to address the risks. Ask the group to draw conclusions about how to engage in safer“ partying”. Correct any major flaws in information along the way.
For a video presentation on how successfully clean your injecting equipment, check out this video on YouTube:
http:// www. youtube. com / watch? v = rTdgvq86to4