Harm reduction encompasses strategies and interventions based on public health and human rights aimed at the reduction of negative consequences of drug use, including transmissions of infection, mortality and others.
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Drug policies should be designed to promote the health, welfare, and rights of people who use drugs and the communities they live in and be based on evidence of effectiveness and cost effectiveness.
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Substitution treatment is a drug dependency treatment option which has proven to reduce HIV transmission, improve adherence to ARV drugs, reduce overdose mortality and support social integration.
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‘On the Road to Activism’
