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Harm reduction programmes and practices aim to reduce the harms associated with drug use. These include needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy, drug consumption rooms and overdose prevention.

Sex workers

Use of psychedelic drugs may reduce the risk of suicide in female sex workers

News
24 May 2017
Harm reduction

1990s AIDS Crisis revisited: Heroin and Fentanyl crisis has the U.S at a public health ‘turning point`, researchers say

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HR 17 press release
23 May 2017
Harm reduction

Canadian Minister of Health opens International Harm Reduction Conference amid controversy over overdose deaths

News
22 May 2017
Harm reduction

People who use drugs may use cannabis and drug cocktails as a form of harm reduction

News
22 May 2017
Harm reduction

Canada: Streamlined injection-site conditions become law

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Globe & Mail
21 May 2017
Harm reduction

Jane Philpott says pharmaceutical heroin a potential lifesaver in opioid epidemic

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CBC
21 May 2017
Hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis C virus reinfection is uncommon after being cured with DAAs

News
19 May 2017
Harm reduction

Overamping is a common problem among people who use stimulants

News
19 May 2017
People who inject drugs

Yes, Drug Laws Absolutely Hurt HIV Prevention and Treatment, Study Confirms

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Newsweek
18 May 2017
Harm reduction

Combining drug addiction treatment and perinatal HIV prevention leads to good outcomes in Kenya

News
18 May 2017
Harm reduction

Hydromorphone works as well as heroin-assisted drug addiction treatment

News
16 May 2017
Harm reduction

Drug checking reveals high levels of fentanyl contamination in Vancouver street drugs

News
16 May 2017
Harm reduction

AA amyloidosis is an unrecognised problem among people who inject drugs

News
16 May 2017
Harm reduction

State HCV Incidence and Policies Related to Preventive Services, and Treatment Services for Persons Who Inject Drugs

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CDC
12 May 2017
Harm reduction

New HRI report warns of HIV and Hepatitis C 'powder keg' in the European Union ahead of the 25th Harm Reduction International Conference (HR17)

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HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
10 May 2017
Harm reduction

From pill to needle: Prescription opioid epidemic may be increasing drug injection

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Manual Items
9 May 2017
Harm reduction

Where harm reduction policies went up, hepatitis C incidence went down, study finds

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Science Speaks
9 May 2017
Harm reduction

Naloxone is a heath intervention that can’t be effectively provided without the knowledge and social connections of people who inject drugs

News
5 May 2017
Harm reduction

The Success of Italy’s Community-Based Approach to Naloxone

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Talking Drugs
25 April 2017
Harm reduction

Canada is paving the way to import prescription heroin in bulk

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Vice
24 April 2017
Harm reduction

Healing Austin, Indiana: How town raced to stop America's worst rural HIV plague (three-part series)

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Kentucky Courier-Journal
24 April 2017
Harm reduction

A '60s survivor is giving away a drug that can save opioid users' lives—if they get it before it's too late

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Mother Jones
3 April 2017
Harm reduction

Learning from Italy’s Lead on Naloxone

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Open Society Foundations
3 April 2017
People who inject drugs

US heroin use has increased almost fivefold in a decade, study shows

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The Guardian
29 March 2017