Harm reduction is about keeping people alive. It is a set of strategies that aim to reduce the negative consequences associated with drug use. It also includes safer use, managed use, abstinence, meeting people who use drugs “where they’re at,” and addressing conditions of use along with the use itself.
It is a set of strategies that aim to reduce the negative consequences associated with drug use.
The core belief of a harm reduction approach is that people who use drugs have rights and deserve respect.
Harm reduction recognizes that drug use is part of our world, and rather than ignoring or condemning it, works to minimize its harmful effects.
Drug use is complex, but some ways of using drugs are clearly safer than others.