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Working together to reduce overdose
31 August is International Overdose Awareness Day. Overdose continues to cause loss of life and other harms to a wide range of Tasmanians, but there are ways to reduce and prevent it. Read more![Image of a syringe with the words BBV Aware](https://staging-anglicare.kingsdigital.dev/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BBV_NSP-FB-1200x630-v9-1024x538.jpg)
Are you BBVAware?
World Hepatitis Day (July 28) highlights the value of getting tested for blood-borne viruses. Today’s treatments are simple and life-changing. Read more![an illustration of a man and son walking holding hands and a young girl walking behind them like she is walking along the top of a wall or fence with her arms held out.](https://staging-anglicare.kingsdigital.dev/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Family-Sunflower-1024x538.jpg)
Hope for a healthier community
Anglicare Tasmania's Social Action and Research Centre has published a position paper that advocates for the decriminalisation of the possession and personal use of illicit drugs in Tasmania. Read more![Illustration of two children with a parent](https://staging-anglicare.kingsdigital.dev/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-06-27-155632-1024x575.png)
Action for a healthier community: An effective response to illicit drugs
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Support program “a life-saver”
Anglicare’s Family Support Service supports Tasmanians living in the North and North West of the State who are affected by a loved one’s use of alcohol and/or other drugs. Read more![A member of Anglicare's Needle and Syringe Program is pictured in the Burnie outlet. Behind her there are posters with health messages and sterile injecting equipment for people who use drugs.](https://staging-anglicare.kingsdigital.dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/nikki-e1664498242891.jpg)
Reasons to smile
The Anglicare team at the Burnie Needle and Syringe Program cares about its local community, including people's dental health. Read more![Jo Murphy from Anglicare Tasmania Hobart NSP service](https://staging-anglicare.kingsdigital.dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NSP-Watchorn-Street-Jo-Murphy-scaled-e1661833701745-1024x947.jpg)
Safe, welcoming and innovative
Anglicare's Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) team is leading a new trial that has the potential to reduce drug overdose in Tasmania and save lives. Read more![Young people from Anglicare's Eveline House in Devonport at the international overdose awareness day event](https://staging-anglicare.kingsdigital.dev/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ama-Celine-Christian-IOAD-smaller-e1630480018638-1024x1013.jpg)