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Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is a pragmatic and compassionate approach to people who use licit and illicit drugs. As a principle it is applied in several other areas of life, for example when you fasten your seat-belts in a car to reduce the risk of injuries. Policies and services based on harm reduction respect the dignity and freedom of human beings and help them to stay healthy and alive even if they choose to continue using drugs. A very obvious example is to distribute clean needles among people who use drugs to prevent hepatitis C and HIV infections. Harm reduction programs should be part of an integrated social and healthcare system. But harm reduction is much more than just a set of services - it is a movement for freedom and social justice applied in the field of drug policy. Drugreporter is a chronicle of this movement.

The EU Should Not Fight Drugs But Reduce Harms

August 5, 2020 | Author: Péter Sárosi

The new Security Union strategy would “fight” against drugs together with child abuse and arms trafficking. This is a bad approach.

Malta at the Crossroads of Drug Policy Reform – An Interview with Karen Mamo

August 3, 2020 | Author: Péter Sárosi

For a long time, Malta had a repressive approach to drugs, but there is an increasing understanding and acceptance of harm reduction measures now. We interviewed Karen Mamo, a researcher and harm reduction professional.

Sergiu the Protector

July 17, 2020 | Author: Igor Kuzmenko

Sergiu Grimalski is a person to whom thousands of people from all over the world owe their freedom, health, and life. For 16 years he has walked the streets of Berlin with a backpack on his shoulders, helping the people who are most marginalised – drug users and sex workers.

TAKING BACK WHAT’S OURS! – Episode 1. The Netherlands, Belgium and France

July 6, 2020 | Author: István Gábor Takács

Drugreporter and INPUD presents the first episode of a 10 chapter long series documenting how people who use drugs around the world have organised and formed collectives and unions to protect and defend the health and human rights of their community. The first episode uncovers he history of the movement in the Netherlands, and how it inspired activists in Belgium and France.

Surviving the COVID-19 Era: Stories of People Who Use Drugs from Russia, Ukraine and Norway

July 1, 2020 | Author: Hannah Taylor

The struggle of people who use drugs for survival, dignity and harm reduction in three counties in the COVID-19 era. Read the intriguing report of our intern, Hannah Taylor!

Epicurus and the Philosophy of Harm Reduction

June 2, 2020 | Author: Péter Sárosi

We can find the basic tenets of what we call harm reduction today in an Ancient Greek philosopher’s on how to maximise pleasures and minimise risks.

The Effects of COVID-19 on the Hungarian Drug Market

May 18, 2020 | Author: Péter Sárosi

The Hungarian drug market was affected by the COVID-19 crisis but it is far from being disrupted – read an English summary of an online survey conducted by Drugreporter among its Hungarian readers.

Reducing the Harms of a Broken System: Social Justice Demands During COVID-19

April 7, 2020 | Author: Péter Sárosi

In this time of crisis, harm reduction activists must go beyond their regular demands and urge governments to act quickly to prevent a public health crisis transforming into a social collapse (Greek translation).

Road 184

April 1, 2020 | Author: Igor Kuzmenko

“Road 184” is a movie about the Estonian Community of People who Use Psychotropic Substances, LUNEST, the first officially registered Estonian organization that protects the rights of drug users. Today, LUNEST unites people who speak different languages and have different citizenship, as well as those who do not have any citizenship in Estonia.

The problem of alpha-PVP in Russia and other post-Soviet states

March 24, 2020 | Author: Péter Sárosi

On Russian YouTube, there are videos of alpha-PVP users, acting in bizarre and uncontrollable ways. It’s just one small sign of a vast, hidden epidemic. Read this report from Sam Iravani!

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