Feature story 14 June 2013 Spending money on harm reduction programmes for people who use drugs not only is a good investment but it also saves lives. This was the conclusion drawn at a meeting entitled Economics and financing of effective harm reduction strategies in the context of HIV which took place on the side-lines [...]
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More than half of men arrested in Denver used drugs prior to arrest
GREELEY – A new report released by the government shows more than half of men arrested in five major cities, including Denver, used drugs prior to their arrest. Researchers tested more than 1,700 men within 48 hours of their arrest and found that 60 percent of them had used at least one drug. The Director [...]
Here I Am: Speaking out from the epicenter of the HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Lucy Chesire Executive Director and Secretary to the Board, TB ACTION Group The Huffington Post In a few days, June 9th-12th, a very important conference is set to take place in Lithuania that will bring all those interested in harm reduction together to discuss this year’s theme “The value/s of harm reduction”. The Eurasian region [...]
