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The NHRC emerged from a Harm Reduction Working Group (HRWG) organized in 1993 by Francie and Stephanie Comer, Dan Bigg, George Clark (head of San Francisco's needle exchange), and Dave Purchase. [2] Many of the attendees at the first meeting had worked with (or founded) needle exchanges in different cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco ...
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition at the 8th National Harm Reduction Conference in Austin, Texas, in November 2010. LEAP pushes to end the War on Drugs and legalize and regulate all drugs from a public health perspective as a means of reducing death, disease, and addiction associated with drug use and illegal drug sales. [15]
Harm reduction consists of a series of strategies aimed at reducing the negative impacts of drug use on users. [1] It has been described as an alternative to the U.S.'s moral model and disease model of drug use and addiction. [ 2 ]
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Harm reduction in Hamilton County started with the group Golden joined, led by a University of Cincinnati infectious disease expert. The minimally staffed, low-funded Cincinnati Exchange Project ...
NEXT (Needle EXchange Technology) Harm Reduction is an American nonprofit that sends naloxone, sterile syringes, and other harm reduction supplies through the mail. [1] It is based in the state of New York but serves clients throughout the country. [1] It is the first formal mail-delivered harm reduction service in the US. [2]
The most popular items in the harm reduction vending machines are COVID-19 test kits and condoms, which helps reduce sexually transmitted infections and decrease the risk of COVID-19 spread.
The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) is a global network of over 192 [1] NGOs that promote objective and open debate on drug policy at national, regional and international level. [2] IDPC supports evidence-based policies that are effective at reducing drug-related harm. [3]