Showing 918 news articles about Harm reduction

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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.

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Researchers find people who inject drugs would be willing to switch to safer equipment

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National Institute for Health Research
26 October 2016
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France's first drug room for addicts to inject opens in Paris

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BBC Health
12 October 2016
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Naloxone: 'Heroin antidote saved my life'

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BBC
3 October 2016
Drug policy & policing

Philippines' war on drugs affecting fight against HIV

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Deutsche Welle
20 September 2016
Human rights

How three drug users took on the might of the Russian state

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The Guardian
15 September 2016
People who inject drugs

Deaths from heroin overdoses are spiralling in Britain. Many are preventable.

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The Economist
12 September 2016
Harm reduction

Is harm reduction the primary goal, or acceptable only in the service of eliminating drug use?

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Drink & Drug News
6 September 2016
People who inject drugs

Safe injection clinic says 90% of clients' heroin tested positive for fentanyl

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The Guardian
6 September 2016
Government, leadership & policy

Gaps remain in Russia's response to HIV/AIDS

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The Lancet
31 August 2016
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Pioneering methadone programme in Dar es Salaam gives hope to thousands

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World Health Organization
30 August 2016
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Hysteria about drugs and harm minimisation. It's always the same old story

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The Guardian
23 August 2016
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A Look Inside Cape Town’s Only Harm Reduction Project

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Talking Drugs
18 August 2016
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World’s Largest Drug Consumption Room Opens in Copenhagen

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Talking Drugs
16 August 2016
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Time for Safer Spaces

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Injecting Advice
15 August 2016
Religion & faith

How Majority Muslim Countries Are Handling HIV Infections

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VICE
2 August 2016
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The scourge of heroin and opioid deaths still doesn’t match AIDS at its worst

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Politifact
11 July 2016
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The safe room

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Sydney Morning Herald
4 July 2016
Harm reduction

Case examined for drug injecting area in Glasgow city centre

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BBC
30 June 2016
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Doctors propose 'supervised consumption rooms' for drug addicts

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Daily Record
27 June 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis C: Treating People Who Inject Drugs

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HCV Next
21 June 2016
Drug policy & policing

Leading public health bodies call for decriminalisation of drugs

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The Guardian
16 June 2016
Harm reduction

Motivational harm-reduction more effective than education among at-risk injectors

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Drug & Alcohol Findings
14 June 2016
Harm reduction

First supervised drug injection centre set to open in Dublin this year

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Independent.ie
9 June 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

How to meet the first-ever global hepatitis targets

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International AIDS Society
6 June 2016