What Is Harm Reduction? by Haley Matis-Uzzo printable booklet English version

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An introduction to Harm Reduction.

Harm Reduction is an action-based movement focused on

shifting power and resources to people who use drugs and who are most vulnerable to racialized drug policies.

Fueled by the tradition of community care, Harm Reduction provides tools and services to minimize potential harm and promote optimal

health/wellbeing.

This includes: syringe exchanges, free Naloxone/ Narcan, support of safer drug use strategies, and advocacy for safe consumption sites.

To promote the well-being of the Harm Reduction community, people who use drugs are actively involved and have a voice in the creation of services, programs,and resources designed to serve them.

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Harm Reduction

recognizes the

discrimination that

people who use drugs face

through poverty, classism, racism, ableism, sexism,

past trauma, and other social inequalities.

Therefore, Harm Reduction actively challenges the prison industrial

complex, the War on Drugs, and

supports the abolition of the

oppressive colonial systems that

primarily impact BIPOC

(Black/Indigenous/People of Color) across the country.

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