harm reduction

Research led by people who use drugs: centering the expertise of lived experience

Scientific article

20 September 2021

Despite a long history of successful, community-led harm reduction programs and rising health inequalities suffered by PWUD, research collaborations between PWUD and researchers remain generally ignored. PWUDs are crucial in identifying...

Harm reduction drug policy in Israel: what has been accomplished and what still needs to be done?

Scientific article

https://ijhpr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13584-019-0343-3

Recommendations "Web outreach for people who use drugs"

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The UNODC Regional Program Office for Eastern Europe (Kiev, Ukraine), in collaboration with the Humanitarian Action Fund (St. Petersburg, Russia), issues recommendations on web outreach for people who use drugs (PWUD), including people who...

UNODC launches new webpage to expand access to essential HIV health and social services

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The UNODC Regional Programme Office for Eastern Europe (Kyiv, Ukraine), in cooperation with the Charitable Fund “Humanitarian Action” (Saint Petersburg, Russia), launches a new website on New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) (https://nps-info...

Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org

Website

4 August 2021

The web resource is divided into five sections: "Substances", "Prevention", "Resources", "Practice" and "Get Help". The Resources section contains videos on HIV prevention among people who use stimulants/NPS. This section also includes...

Website on new psychoactive substances NPS-Info.org

Rebuild and Recover: Reducing alcohol harm and remaking connections in the post-pandemic world

22 September 2021

Online

United Kingdom

Alcohol Change UK’s 2021 online conference

Harm Reduction via Online Platforms for People who Use Drugs in Russia

Scientific article

9 December 2020

This research investigates how web outreach work is being used as a tool for delivering some harm reduction services to people who use drugs (PWUD) either partially or completely online and for engaging new clients (including hard-to-reach...

Organisations Set the Context for Crime-Reducing Treatment. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix, Cell D5

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ORGANISATIONS SET THE CONTEXT FOR CRIME-REDUCING TREATMENT Key studies teasing out organisational-level influences on treatment for drinking problems which aims to reduce crime and safeguard family and community. In the context of a market...

Gender Matters? How Does Gender Shape Risk Environment for Syringe Sharing among People who Inject Drugs in Northern Mexico. Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey

Scientific article

Abstract Introduction. HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) is 5%. Studies have found an HIV prevalence of around 10% among women who inject drugs (WWID) and 5% among men. Objective. To describe characteristics of risk...

New Training of Staff in Medication Assisted Treatment

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Uganda Has now officially started training in harm reduction and has created Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinics in one of its National referral Mental Hospital Alcohol and Drug Unit. The training is ongoing for new and existing...