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Drugs & Afterparties

Graham Ryall:

I initially worked with a handful of people between 2012 and 2014 in relation to their GHB use and their attempts to cease their use of the drug. From March 2015, numbers started rising and there has been a year-on-year increase in the amount of individuals accessing the Rialto Community Drug Team in relation to Crystal Meth, GHB/G (Gamma Hydroxybutyrate) and the afterparty scene. Of the 50 plus individuals who have engaged with the RCDT over these chems, 90 percent identify as LGBT+.

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