physicians for human rights harm reduction initiative
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PHR Health Action AIDSPHR Health Action AIDSIDU Harm Reduction Program IDU Harm Reduction Program
What does IDU mean?What does IDU mean?
HIV Exploding among IDUsHIV Exploding among IDUs
What is Harm Reduction?What is Harm Reduction?
Harm Reduction: A DefinitionHarm Reduction: A Definition
Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that reduce negative consequences of drug use, reduce negative consequences of drug use, incorporating a spectrum of strategies from safer incorporating a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence. Harm reduction use, to managed use to abstinence. Harm reduction strategies meet drug users "where they're at," strategies meet drug users "where they're at," addressing conditions of use along with the use addressing conditions of use along with the use itself.itself.• The Harm Reduction Coalition, New York CityThe Harm Reduction Coalition, New York City
Harm Reduction Alternatives (PreventionWorks!)
Don’t use drugs
If you use drugs, get into treatment
If you can’t use a new set for each shot, don’t share anything
If you share, disinfect with bleach and water
If you can’t or aren’t ready for treatment, don’t inject
If you inject drugs, use a new sterile syringe and needle for each shot
Harm Reduction in Practice:Harm Reduction in Practice:Needle & Syringe ProgramsNeedle & Syringe Programs
PHR IDU Harm Reduction ProgramPHR IDU Harm Reduction Program
Advocates for the United States Government’s Advocates for the United States Government’s adoption and implementation of HIV prevention, adoption and implementation of HIV prevention, care, and treatment policies that are evidence-care, and treatment policies that are evidence-based, practical, rights-based, and appropriate for based, practical, rights-based, and appropriate for injecting drug usersinjecting drug users
Activities:Activities:
Policy and Legislation TrackingPolicy and Legislation Tracking Grassroots Education & MobilizationGrassroots Education & Mobilization Policymaker Advocacy & EducationPolicymaker Advocacy & Education Media & VisibilityMedia & Visibility
FEDERAL SYRINGE EXCHANGE FEDERAL SYRINGE EXCHANGE FUNDING BANFUNDING BAN
FEDERAL SYRINGE EXCHANGE FEDERAL SYRINGE EXCHANGE FUNDING BANFUNDING BAN
United StatesUnited States: Since 1988, Congress has banned the use : Since 1988, Congress has banned the use of federal funds for syringe exchangeof federal funds for syringe exchange
InternationallyInternationally: This domestic policy is voluntarily applied to : This domestic policy is voluntarily applied to foreign assistanceforeign assistance
AdvocacyAdvocacy: Remove barriers to funding syringe exchange: Remove barriers to funding syringe exchange
HR 179 The Community AIDS and HR 179 The Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention ActHepatitis Prevention Act
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