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It’s Irish AIDS Day

Find out more about the Snow Blow campaign launched today

The ASK campaign is a harm reduction and HIV prevention campaign developed by Ana Liffey Drug Project & HIV Ireland. The campaign aims to help address increasing HIV diagnoses amongst injecting snow blow users in Ireland.

HIV diagnoses are increasing among people who inject the drug snow blow.

What is Snow Blow?
Snow blow is a type of drug called a cathinone. It is similar to cocaine in that it is a short-acting stimulant drug. A number of different cathinones have been sold in Ireland as snow blow. In powder form, cathinones are generally a fine white, off white, yellowish or brown powder. Cathinones can also come in crystal form. Cathinones can be snorted, injected, inhaled or taken orally.

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Source: Spunout.ie, 15/06/16

Posted by drugs.ie on 06/15 at 01:44 PM in
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