SHARP UBCO

SHARP-Themed Jeopardy tonight at 8:00 pm over Zoom
We’ll have prizes!
Meeting ID: 848 5778 7129
Passcode: 883324
Invite link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84857787129?pwd=bGR4bkJDdExKRENmbFQrT1hmeWxJQT09

Find out about SHARP today at 6:00 pm over Zoom.
Meeting ID: 848 5778 7129
Passcode: 883324
Invite link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84857787129?pwd=bGR4bkJDdExKRENmbFQrT1hmeWxJQT09

Get to know more about SHARP on Feb 4 at 6 pm over Zoom.

Feb. 4 at 8:00 p.m.

Join us for a virtual SHARP-Themed Jeopardy Night on Feb 4! Be there or be square.

Take care everyone ❤ be safe!

Here are our naloxone training hours! Why not take a break from studying; come by this week to one of our pop up booths. It's fun, takes less than 15 mins, and you could save a life with this valuable training!

Naloxone training starts back up in February!! If you haven't already gotten your free training yet, now's the time to do it! Times will be posted in these next few weeks! Stay tuned!

Merry Christmas Everyone! Stay safe this holiday season 💜

Last year, like this one, things are bad in Ontario. Rounded up 1/6 is 17%. 😔 (this is a screen shot but you can find Dr. Gomez on Twiiter).

Services aren't being made readily available for people recovering from opioid addictions; as seen from this article here. Young people in particular are not getting the treatment they need, but many homeless people on Leon avenue are also facing the same blind eye. Recovery facilities are very expensive which is the main concern for these willing-to-be-helped young and old opioid addicts. SHARP is making change through both providing awareness and education on these risks! Alot of news has been on addicts overdosing downtown, but it's the one time users (mainly young users) who are the greatest at risk of an overdose; this population of first time users can become easily addicted aswell. In conclusion, use safely, keep and naloxone kit close, and know the risks of opioids; facilities are there to help, but let's not get to that point.
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/270892/Service-providers-say-addiction-services-in-Kelowna-are-lacking #.Xdl5RAOObPQ.facebook

Service providers say addiction services in Kelowna are lacking - Kelowna News It's been more than three and a half years since B.C. declared a public emergency over the opioid crisis, but Kelowna is still “incredibly under-resourced" when it comes to delivering addiction recovery services.

It's great to see naloxone training being made available everywhere! The more kits and training that are given out, decreases the likelihood of a death by overdose! If you already have your training, BE PROUD; you are setting a great example! Come by our weekly naloxone training booths on campus to receive FREE naloxone training with a FREE kit! Keeping students safe is what we do.

UBC medical student starting free naloxone training program A new organization based in Kelowna is looking to expand naloxone training beyond the city’s streets. Headed by Ariel Smith, a second-y...

Come by tomorrow from 10:30am-12:30pm at the creative critical studies building for a free naloxone training!! 😁

This article from July shows what the Okanagan went through in 2016, along with some personal stories addicts shared. Kelowna, Penticton, and Vernon are amongst the highest in BC for overdose death rates; let's get these rates down.

https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/news/part-one-the-opioid-crisis-and-the-b-c-interior/

Part One: The opioid crisis and the B.C. Interior - Penticton Western News A personal connection to the crisis: Recovering addicts share their story

Thanks everyone for coming out this week! Anyone who couldnt make it this week, be sure to come by our booths next week! 😁

We are on the first floor, near the front doors of Comms! Get naloxone training and save lives!

If you party, are in contact with drugs, or just want to be well informed and prepared to handle an overdose, come by our naloxone training booths! We offer free naloxone training and walk you through the steps on how to prevent an overdose! Starting next week, we hold booth hours Monday 9:30am-2:30pm, Tuesday 9:30am-2:30pm, and Wednesday 10:30am-12:30pm every week. Be sure to come say hi!

Check out prior post! Here is the link to sign up for the workshop! https://forms.gle/12iZTeHkoHaM2LRp6?fbclid=IwAR1TqQNVttJvlFkS_8DwkwgjNRAvLlJqzIl37NRAsLsuODXttpZ2ohR14hc

A workshop regarding naloxone training and lower-risk partying guidelines will be set up on October 23rd from 4-7pm at the Purcell House Lounge! Also the SVPRO club will be having another station about safe s*x / consent at this workshop! Anyone is welcome to come! Feel free to sign up by asking your RA and using the google form. The information learned here is vital for the rest of your lives! (Especially upcoming campus parties)

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend a naloxone member training session this week! You, the naloxone trainers, will make a difference out there this semester!! For those who want the training, but not the commitment of volunteering hours, naloxone booths are in the planning stages and will be available soon!!! Stay tuned!

Hello! Hope everyone's weekend was great! As the semester rolls in, we are releasing dates for NEW MEMBER TRAINING. This is for people who want to teach others how to use a naloxone kit and how to reduce risks of overdoses! We really need your help and all it takes is an hour out of your schedule!
But first we need you trained up! Pick one of three new member training dates listed below on eventbrite!
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https://www.eventbrite.ca/d/canada--kelowna/sharp/
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We hope to see you there!

ASAP Ferg didn't disappoint! And same goes for the drug testing stand held by ASK wellness society!! We are very glad so many people got their drugs tested and there were anomalies found in the drugs using the FTIR spectrometer.
Naloxone kits were also made available for people attending the party. Thanks again for having us!
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Stay SHARP!
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New club member training times have been announced!

https://mailchi.mp/6436dc250103/sharp-new-club-member-training

SHARP - New Club Member Training!

Planning on going to FROSH at UBCO? A thought to consider...

Some of you may remember the young girl who died at Kelowna’s Centre of Gravity. Her death was unnecessary and absolutely preventable if COG had deployed drug checking equipment.

FROSH will have drug checking services available this year. Take full advantage and reduce your risk of an overdose!

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/4361134/teen-who-died-at-centre-of-gravity-festival-remembered-as-bright-young-girl/amp/

Teen who died at Kelowna’s Centre of Gravity festival remembered as bright young girl The Kamloops teen who died at Kelowna’s Centre of Gravity festival on Friday night had dreams of a career in medicine, according to a GoFundMe page.

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Attention UBCO FROSH partygoers!

Drugs containing Fentanyl are deadly and commonplace in Kelowna!

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON CONSUMING DRUGS, HAVE THEM SAFTEY-CHECKED WITH DRUG CHECKING EQUIPMENT AT FROSH. A drug checking tent with state-of-the-art technology is being made available for you at this year's FROSH festival. You will be able to confidentially and anonymously check if your drugs are safe at FROSH'S drug checking tent - judgement-free. Bring your molly, co***ne, or any other drug to the drug checking tent to screen for Fentanyl or other dangerous chemicals.

Both the RCMP and Campus Security support this harm reduction strategy. This means they will not patrol the tent area - they too want to ensure that you stay safe.

AGAIN, IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONSUME DRUGS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO HAVE THEM CHECKED.

See you today at UBCSUO Club Expo!

INFORMATION POST: Hey everyone! As the new semester kicks off, many opportunities for volunteering and getting valuable experience are also becoming available! The SHARP team is asking for YOU to become a member! Come to SHARP at UBCO expo day this coming Wednesday, Sept 11th and get involved with preventing the opoid crisis situation!
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So what is SHARP and what DO they do to help? UBCO SHARP was created in September of 2018 after a noticeable opioid crisis had developed, and still is developing, locally in Kelowna. The SHARP team are a group of students who are motivated to promote healthy alternatives and prevent risks of overdoses. Drugs are bound to be passed around at parties and festivals, but HOW fatalities can be prevented from occurring is by students becoming educated on how to USE SAFELY.
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This is where we come in, SHARP members gather once or twice a week, for however long they can, to educate and train students on how to be safe and protected when opioids are inevitably in the possession of students. We dont promote the use of opioids, but if they are present, we promote the safety of how opioids are used. SHARP members will also know how to use naloxone kits to save lives. ~
Quick vital information for everyone reading. Firstly, NEVER use by yourself, secondly NEVER take a large dose or many smaller doses if you think the drug isnt working, and lastly, NEVER use without a nearby naloxone kit.
If an overdose does occur, (calling 911 is the first step above all) people trained by SHARP members and SHARP members themselves know the proper steps to save lives! And this is where we need YOU to help!
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It's all about spreading awareness of healthy alternatives and preventing risks of overdoses. -SHARP UBCO