Harm reduction

The International Harm Reduction Day is observed each year on 7 May and is dedicated to harm reduction approach to drug addiction, which actually saves lives. More

The C-Free study concludes that community-based HCV treatment of people who use drugs in Thailand, within harm reduction settings, is safe and effective. More

One in nine people in prisons globally have a history of injecting drug use and their risk of HIV, viral hepatitis and TB is up to 45 times higher than in the general population. More

The document provides practical, evidence-based guidance to support countries in planning, implementing and scaling up needle and syringe programmes for people who inject drugs as part of comprehensive harm reduction responses. More

As the United Nations embarks on far-reaching institutional reform, a major new report from the International Drug Policy Consortium delivers a stark warning: global drug control is failing. More