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Harm Reduction
Drug Addiction an Illness, Not a Crime
Papa, Tony, Times Union. July 8, 2008.
Preventing HIV Transmission Among Iranian Prisoners
Eshrati, Babak and Asl, Rahim Taghizadeh, Harm Reduction Journal. June 9, 2008; 5(21).
Police and Public Health Partnerships: Evidence From the Evaluation of Vancouver's Supervised Injection Facility
DeBeck, Kora and Wood, Evan, Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Policy. May 7, 2008.
Legislative Changes Can Cut Overdose Deaths
Sayegh, Gabriel, Albany Times Union. April 8, 2008.
The Impact of Citrate Introduction at UK Syringe Exchange Programmes
Beynon, Caryl and McVeigh, Jim, Harm Reduction Journal. December 11, 2007.
Women, Harm Reduction, and HIV
Pinkham, S. and Malinowska-Sempruch, K., Open Society Institute. September 2007: pp. 33.
IHRA's 50 Best Collections
Compiled by the International Harm Reduction Assoc, IHRA.net. June 2007.
High risk behaviors of injection drug users registered with harm reduction programme in Karachi, Pakistan
Altaf, Arshad and Shah, Sharaf Ali, Harm Reduction Journal. February 10, 2007.
Systematic Review of the Health Effects of Modified Smokeless Tobacco Products
Broadstock, Marita, New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA). February 2007; 10(1): pp. 129.
Ethics and Drug Policy
Wodak, Alex, Psychiatry. February 2007; 6(2): pp. 59-62.
Overdose prevention for injection drug users: Lessons learned from naloxone training and distribution programs in New York City
Piper, Tinka Markham and Rudenstine, Sasha, Harm Reduction Journal. January 25, 2007.
Barriers To The Dissemination of Four Harm Reduction Strategies: A Survey of Addiction Treatment Providers In Ontario
Hobden, Karen L and Cunningham, John A, Harm Reduction Journal. December 14, 2006; 3(35).
Reducing Harms from Youth Drinking
Peele, Stanton, Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education. December 2006; 50(4): pp. 67-87.
Deconstructing Anti-harm-reduction Metaphors; Mortality Risk from Falls and Other Traumatic Injuries Compared to Smokeless Tobacco Use
Phillips, Carl V, et al, Harm Reduction Journal. April 18, 2006; 3(15).
Relationships Of Deterrence And Law Enforcement To Drug-Related Harms Among Drug Injectors In US Metropolitan Areas
Friedman, Samuel, et al, AIDS. January 2, 2006; 20(1): pp. 93-99.
Just Say Less
Myers, Jim, Youth Today. May 2003.
The Health Care and Fiscal Costs of the Illicit Drug Use Epidemic: The Impact of Conventional Drug Control Strategies, and the Potential of a Comprehensive Approach
Wood, E, et al, British Columbia Medical Journal. 2003; 47(3): pp. 128-134.
Ending the War on Drugs
Nadelmann, Ethan, Lapis Magazine. 2001.
Heroin Hassles: Medical and Legal Issues Keep Overdose Antidote Out of Users' Hands
Szalavitz, Maia, Village Voice. Jan 5 - 11, 2000.
Learning to Live with Drugs
Nadelmann, Ethan, Washington Post. Nov 2, 1999.
Experience of Non-Fatal Heroin Overdose Among Heroin Users in Adelaide, Australia: Circumstances and Risk Perceptions
McGregor, Catherine, et al, Addiction. 1998; 93(5): pp. 701-711.
John Watters: A Hero of Harm Reduction
Drucker, Ernest, International Journal of Drug Policy. 1996; 7(1).
Europe's Drug Prescription
Nadelmann, Ethan, Rolling Stone. Jan 26, 1995: pp. 38-39.
Harm Reduction: A Public Health Strategy
Drucker, Ernest, Current Issues in Public Health. 1995; 1: pp. 64-70.
Harm Reduction: A Framework for Incorporating Science into Drug Policy
Des Jarlais, Don, American Journal of Public Health. 1995; 85: pp. 10-12.
Prescribing Policy in the UK: A Swing Away from Harm Reduction?
Fleming, Philip M, International Journal of Drug Policy. 1995; 6: pp. 173-177.
Heroin Maintenance and AIDS Prevention: Going the Whole Way?
Hartnoll, Richard, International Journal of Drug Policy. 1993; 4(1): pp. 36-41.
Legalization or Harm Reduction: The Debate Continues
Nadelmann, Ethan, The International Journal on Drug Policy. 1992; 3(2): pp. 76-82.
Separation of Drug Markets and the Normalization of Drug Problems in The Netherlands: An Example for Other Nations?
Van Vliet, H J, The Journal of Drug Issues. 1990; 20(3): pp. 463-471.
After School Programs
Johnson-Spence, Jennifer. New York: Drug Policy Alliance; 2003.
A Review of the Evidence-base For harm Reduction Approaches to Drug Use
Hunt, Neil. In: Stimson, Gerry V, et al. Eds. Prescribing Heroin: What Is the Evidence?. Joseph Rowntree Foundation; September 2003.
"First, Do No Harm": A Review of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy
Goldsmith, Neal M and . maps. , Spring 2003; 13(1): pp. 48-51.
Preventing Overdose, Saving Lives
Drug Policy Alliance. June 2009.
Tobacco Harm Reduction: How Rational Public Policy Could Transform a Pandemic
Sweanor, David, et al. The International Journal of Drug Policy. October 4, 2006.
Post Prohibition: A Public Health Approach for Controlling Currently Illegal Drugs
Haden, Mark. Vancouver Coastal Health. May 2006.
Drugs, Crime And Crime Reduction
Wodak, Alex. Crime and the Criminal Justice System in Australia, pp. 23. November 8, 2005.
Open Letter from Human Rights Watch to Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko
Cartner, Holly and Schleifer, Rebecca. Human Rights Watch. August 3, 2005.
Preventing Harm from Psychoactive Substance Use: Draft Plan
City of Vancouver. June 14, 2005.
Letter to U.N. Ambassador Randall Tobias on HIV Prevention [Sign-On Letter]
June 14, 2005.
Tides Foundation Fund for Drug Policy Reform Harm Reduction Request for Proposals Guidelines
Tides Foundation. 2004.
Letter from Reps. Waxman and Cummings to NIH Director
Waxman, Henry and Cummings, Elijah, et al. Friday, May 21, 2004.
A Dialogue on the Prevention of Problematic Drug Use
Anonymous. Drug Policy Program, City of Vancouver, Canada, pp. 27. February 2004.
Drug Policies = Death
Anonymous. Drug Law and Health Policy Network, pp. 32. July 8, 2002.
Drug Policy And Health In Azerbaijan
Health Policy Resource Network. April 17, 2002.
The Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Preventing HIV and Hepatitis C
Pollack, Harold A and Heimer, Robert. Unpublished. 2002.
Reforming the Old and Refining the New
Rickard, Maurice. Australia. Department of the Parliamentary Library, pp. 75. October 10, 2001.
IENCOD, International Coalition of NGOs for Just and Effective Drugs Policy
IENCOD. Antwerp. IENCOD. June 2001.
'Just Say No' Wins Few Points with Ravers
Rosenbaum, Marsha. Los Angeles Times, pp. A13. January 31, 2001.
Safer Injection Facilities in North America: Their Place in Public Policy and Health Initiatives
Broadhead, Robert, et al. Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 329-356. 2001.
A Framework for Action: A Four-Pillar Approach to Drug Problems in Vancouver
MacPherson, Donald and Rowley, Mary-Louise. Vancouver, Canada. City of Vancouver. November 2000.
Syringe Exchange in Allegheny County
Kane, Lisa. Pittsburgh. Prevention Point Pittsburgh. May 24, 2000.
Drug Consumption Facilities in Europe and the Establishment of Supervised Injecting Centres in Australia
, et alDrug and Alcohol Review, Vol. 19, pp. 337-346. 2000.
HIV Prevention Among Injecting Drug Users: Responses in Developing and Transitional Countries
Ball, Andrew L, et al. Public Health Reports, Vol. 113, No. 1, pp. 170-181. June 1998.
Pregnancy, Drugs and Harm Reduction
Rosenbaum, Marsha and Wetherington, Cora Lee, et al. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, pp. 309-318. 1998.
Submission to The Home Affairs Select Committee on the Government’s drug policy from The United Kingdom Harm Reduction Alliance
The United Kingdom Harm Reduction Alliance.
Drug Policy and Health Armenia
Over the Influence: Managing Drugs and Alcohol: A Harm Reduction Approach. New York, NY. February 26, 2004.
Harm Reduction Psychotherapy. San Francisco, CA. Mon, May 8, 2000, 5-7pm.
Agency Change and Harm Reduction. New York, NY. Thurs, Nov 5, 1998, 4-6pm.
Harm Reduction and Pregnant Drug Users. NY. Tues, April 29, 1997, 4 pm.
How Are Therapeutic Communities Changing with Changing Times?. NY. Thurs, Oct 3, 1996, 4pm.
Harm Reduction Analysis of Traditional Drug Treatment. NY. Tues, Aug 20, 1996, 4pm.
Harm Reduction As the Progeny of Punitive Prohibition. NY. Mon, Dec 18, 1995, 4pm.
Harm Reduction and the Black Community. New York, NY. Thurs, June 8, 1995, 4pm.
Police, Harm Reduction, and HIV
Compiled by International Harm Reduction Development Program , Open Society Institute Public Health Program. April 2008.
Evidence for Harm Reduction (Russian)
Compiled by International Harm Reduction Development Program, Open Society Institute. November 14, 2004.
Harm Reduction: Questions and Answers (Russian)
Compiled by International Harm Reduction Development Program, Open Society Institute. December 14, 2004.
Harm Reduction: Questions and Answers
Compiled by International Harm Reduction Development Program, Open Society Institute. November 2004.
Evidence for Harm Reduction
Compiled by International Harm Reduction Development Program, Open Society Institute. November 2004.
Allan Clear Letter to NIH
Clear, Allan. May 7, 2004.
Letter from Dr. Sam Friedman
Friedman, Sam. Wednesday, May 12, 2004.
Dr. Alex Wodak NIH Letter
Wodak, Alex. April 28, 2004.
ALIVE Team Letter to NIH
Strathdee, Steffanie. April 30, 2004.
Strathdee/Schechter Letter to NIH
Strathdee, Stephanie, et al. April 30, 2004.
Souder to NIH: Harm Reduction Causes Harm
Souder, Mark E. April 27, 2004.
Interview: Luciano Colonna and Mayor Ross "Rocky" Anderson [Audio]
November 12, 2005.
Edwin C. Sanders' Appearance on Cultural Baggage
BeckerDeanHouston; January 20, 2004.
Mayor Larry Campbell's Appearance on Cultural Baggage
Becker, Dean. Houston; December 16, 2003.
The Harm Reduction Approach to Drugs and Drug Users: Lessons for Health Care Providers [Video]
Nadelmann, Ethan. May 7, 2002.
Keynote Speech: Ethan Nadelmann at IHRA, New Dehli, India [MP3]
April 2, 2001.
Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death And What Can be Done To Prevent Others
Newman, Tony, Huffington Post. July 18, 2008.
Getting Real About Drugs Is Best Harm Prevention
Newman, Tony, The Wall Street Journal. January 8, 2008.
Prescribing Syringes to Injection Drug Users: What the Family Physician Should Know
Rich, Josiah D., M.D., M.P.H. and Taylor, M.D., Lynn, et al, American Family Physician. July 1, 2003; 68(1): pp. 45-51.
Comments on Ball and van de Wijngaart's Article
Wodak, Alex and Seivewright, Nicholas, et al, Addiction. 1994; 89: pp. 803-814.
The Straight Dope Education Series
Harm Reduction Coalition; 2003.
Position Paper 1: International Drug Policy Consortium - 2005 Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Compiled by The International Drug Policy Consortium. 2005.
Drug Issues, Harm Reduction and Drug Policy in Iran.
Vazirian, MD, Mohsen and . New York, NY. April 29, 2008.
Syringe Exchange in Allegheny County: A Legal Analysis.
Kane, Lisa. PA. May 24, 2000.
The Failure of Prohibition as a Drug Control Strategy: The Case of AIDS.
Drucker, Ernest. July 8, 1996.
IHRA Launch ‘Global State of Harm Reduction 2008’ Report
Cook, Catherine and Kanaef, Natalya. International Harm Reduction Association; May 12, 2008: pp. 130.
Long Term Medical Marijuana Users Seeking Medical Cannabis in California
O'Connell, Thomas J. and Bou-Matar, Che B.. Harm Reduction Journal; November 3, 2007.
Drug Classification: Making a Hash of It? Fifth Report of Session 2005-06
United Kingdom: House of Commons Science and Technology Committee; July 18, 2006.
Monitoring Drug Policy Outcomes: The Measurement of Drug Related Harm
Roberts, Marcus, et al. Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme; July 2006.
Scaling up HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS; March 24, 2006.
Harm Reduction: Tackling Drug Use and HIV in the Developing World
United Kingdom: HM Government; December 2005: pp. 12.
A Public Health Approach To Drug Control in Canada
Health Officers Council of British Columbia; October 2005: pp. 38.
Status Paper on Prisons, Drugs and Harm Reduction
World Health Organization Europe; May 2005: pp. 27.
Transnational Institute Drug Policy Briefing
Transnational Institute; March 2005: pp. 4.
A Review of the Evidence-Base for Harm Reduction
Hunt, Neil. Forward Thinking on Drugs; March 2005: pp. 56.
Needle Exchange Programs: Sending the Right Message
Martin, William. The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University; March 2005: pp. 15.
Reducing Drug-Related Harm: Australia Leads the Way
Ritter, A, et al. The Medical Journal of Australia; July 30, 2004: pp. 242-243.
The Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Controlling Crime: An Aggregate-Level Analysis
Lind, Bronwyn, et al. Bureau Brief NSW Bureau of Crime; March 2004: pp. 9.
Reducing Drug Related Harms To Health: An Overview Of The Global Evidence
Hunt, Neil, et al. London: The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme; October 2004: pp. 16.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Injecting Drug Users: Advocacy Guide
World Health Organization, UNAIDS.; 2004: pp. 120.
Peer Manual: A Guide for Peer Workers and Agencies
Toronto, Canada: Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force; 2003: pp. 79.
Harm Reduction Manual (Revised)
Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Centre for Harm Reduction; 2003.
Canada: Committees Directorate: 2nd Session, 37th Parliament
Corbett, William C. House of Commons, Parliament of Canada; Tuesday, November 19, 2002.
Drug Use and HIV Vulnerability: Policy Research Study in Asia
Task Force on Drug Use and HIV Vulnerability. October, 2000.
Reducing Drug Related Deaths
London: The Stationary Office: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs; 2000: pp. 123.
The Harm Reduction Approach To Drug Control: International Progress
Nadelmann, Ethan. The Lycaeum; April 1, 1994.
Protecting the Human Rights of Injecting Drug Users: The Impact of HIV and AIDS
New York: International Harm Reduction Development Program: pp. 32.
The United Nations and Harm Reduction
Transnational Institute; February 7, 2005.
Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Research Brief1997.
Opening Remarks to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Costa, Antonio Maria, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. March 7, 2005.
Remarks by John P. Walters, Director, United States Office of National Drug Control Policy, to United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Walters, John P., Office of National Drug Control Policy. March 7 2005.
Harm Refusal: Making Peace with Cocaine, and Advancing from Harm Reduction to Harm Refusal
Cohen, Peter D.A., Mama Coca. June 2003.
Harm Reduction Prevention Policy: A Public Health Perspective on High-Risk Youth Behavior
Skager, Rodney PhD, Plenum Address for Winter School in the Sun Conference, Brisbane, Australia. July 3, 2002.
Statement by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Van Mierlo, H, UNGASS. June 10, 1998.
Briefing on Law Enforcement, HIV Prevention, and the Human Rights of Drug Users. 48th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
March 10, 2005.