PHR Health Action AIDSPHR Health Action AIDSIDU Harm Reduction Program IDU Harm Reduction Program

What does IDU mean?What does IDU mean?

HIV Exploding among IDUsHIV Exploding among IDUs

What is Harm Reduction?What is Harm Reduction?

Harm Reduction: A DefinitionHarm Reduction: A Definition

Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that reduce negative consequences of drug use, reduce negative consequences of drug use, incorporating a spectrum of strategies from safer incorporating a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence. Harm reduction use, to managed use to abstinence. Harm reduction strategies meet drug users "where they're at," strategies meet drug users "where they're at," addressing conditions of use along with the use addressing conditions of use along with the use itself.itself.• The Harm Reduction Coalition, New York CityThe Harm Reduction Coalition, New York City

Harm Reduction Alternatives (PreventionWorks!)

Don’t use drugs

If you use drugs, get into treatment

If you can’t use a new set for each shot, don’t share anything

If you share, disinfect with bleach and water

If you can’t or aren’t ready for treatment, don’t inject

If you inject drugs, use a new sterile syringe and needle for each shot

Harm Reduction in Practice:Harm Reduction in Practice:Needle & Syringe ProgramsNeedle & Syringe Programs

PHR IDU Harm Reduction ProgramPHR IDU Harm Reduction Program

Advocates for the United States Government’s Advocates for the United States Government’s adoption and implementation of HIV prevention, adoption and implementation of HIV prevention, care, and treatment policies that are evidence-care, and treatment policies that are evidence-based, practical, rights-based, and appropriate for based, practical, rights-based, and appropriate for injecting drug usersinjecting drug users

Activities:Activities:

Policy and Legislation TrackingPolicy and Legislation Tracking Grassroots Education & MobilizationGrassroots Education & Mobilization Policymaker Advocacy & EducationPolicymaker Advocacy & Education Media & VisibilityMedia & Visibility

FEDERAL SYRINGE EXCHANGE FEDERAL SYRINGE EXCHANGE FUNDING BANFUNDING BAN

FEDERAL SYRINGE EXCHANGE FEDERAL SYRINGE EXCHANGE FUNDING BANFUNDING BAN

United StatesUnited States: Since 1988, Congress has banned the use : Since 1988, Congress has banned the use of federal funds for syringe exchangeof federal funds for syringe exchange

InternationallyInternationally: This domestic policy is voluntarily applied to : This domestic policy is voluntarily applied to foreign assistanceforeign assistance

AdvocacyAdvocacy: Remove barriers to funding syringe exchange: Remove barriers to funding syringe exchange

HR 179 The Community AIDS and HR 179 The Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention ActHepatitis Prevention Act