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Harm reduction must be recognised an essential public health intervention during crises

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
The COVID-19 had a substantial impact on the provision of harm reduction services for people who use drugs globally. These front-line public health interventions serve a population that due to stigma, discrimination and criminalisation, faces barriers to
Robert Csák, Sam Shirley-Beavan, Arielle Edelman McHenry, Colleen Daniels, Naomi Burke-Shyne   +4 more
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Hidden populations: risk behaviours in drug-using populations in the Republic of Georgia through subsequent peer-driven interventions

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Georgia has a significant risk of ongoing HIV and HCV outbreak. Within this context, harm reduction aims to reduce risk associated with drug use through community activities, such as peer recruitment and involvement.
Cale Lawlor, Marine Gogia, Irma Kirtadze, Keti Stvilia, Guranda Jikia, Tamar Zurashvili   +5 more
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Awareness, predictors and outcomes of drug alerts among people who access harm reduction services in British Columbia, Canada: findings from a 2021 cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives To assess the awareness and predictors of seeing/hearing a drug alert in British Columbia (BC) and subsequent drug use behaviour after seeing/hearing an alert.Methods This study analysed the 2021 BC harm reduction client survey (HRCS)—a cross ...
Jane A Buxton, Kurt Lock, Brittany Graham, Kerolos Daowd, Max Ferguson, Lisa Liu, Jackson Loyal, Jessica Lamb, Jenny McDougall   +8 more
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Harm reduction in Europe: a framework for civil society-led monitoring

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Civil society organisations (CSOs) play a vital role in developing and implementing effective measures to reduce the harms of drug use. They are also fundamental actors to monitor and evaluate programmes and policies for improvement.
Rafaela Rigoni, Tuukka Tammi, Daan van der Gouwe, Eberhard Schatz   +3 more
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Women and barriers to harm reduction services: a literature review and initial findings from a qualitative study in Barcelona, Spain

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background There are an estimated 3.2 million women who inject drugs worldwide, constituting 20% of all people who inject drugs. The limited data that are available suggest that women who inject drugs are at greater risk of HIV and viral hepatitis ...
Sam Shirley-Beavan, Aura Roig, Naomi Burke-Shyne, Colleen Daniels, Robert Csak   +4 more
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Decolonizing drug policy

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
This paper reviews evidence of how drug control has been used to uphold colonial power structures in select countries. It demonstrates the racist and xenophobic impact of drug control policy and proposes a path to move beyond oppressive systems and ...
Colleen Daniels, Aggrey Aluso, Naomi Burke-Shyne, Kojo Koram, Suchitra Rajagopalan, Imani Robinson, Shaun Shelly, Sam Shirley-Beavan, Tripti Tandon   +8 more
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Achieving meaningful participation of people who use drugs and their peer organizations in a strategic research partnership

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background Peer-led programs with people who use drugs (PWUD) have been a key characteristic of the harm reduction in many countries, including their involvement in research.
Graham Brown, Sione Crawford, Gari-Emma Perry, Jude Byrne, James Dunne, Daniel Reeders, Angela Corry, Jane Dicka, Hunter Morgan, Sam Jones   +9 more
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Examining prevalence and correlates of smoking opioids in British Columbia: opioids are more often smoked than injected

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background British Columbia (BC) is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. Since 2017, smoking illicit drugs has been the leading mode of drug administration causing overdose death.
Stephanie Parent, Kristi Papamihali, Brittany Graham, Jane A. Buxton   +3 more
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Remote harm reduction services are key solutions to reduce the impact of COVID-19-like crises on people who use drugs: evidence from two independent structures in France and in the USA

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Harm Reduction (HR) policies for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) have a significant positive impact on their health. Such approaches limit the spread of infections and reduce opioid overdose mortality.
Magally Torres-Leguizamon, Jamie Favaro, Dan Coello, Emmanuel G. Reynaud, Thomas Néfau, Catherine Duplessy   +5 more
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Not all screens are created equal: examination of surface features and other physical properties of commonly used screen materials for smoking drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Brass screens are considered an essential part of the safer drug smoking/inhalation supplies and are widely distributed by harm reduction programs in Canada.
Bradley J. Diak, Miroslav Miskovic, Nadia Zurba, Denise Beaumont   +3 more
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