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Harm Reduction International
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We envision a world in which drug policies uphold dignity, health and rights. We use data and advocacy to promote harm reduction and drug policy reform. hri.global
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 2d
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¿Qué es Reducción de Daños? - Harm Reduction International
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 2d
Principios:
🌟Compromiso con la evidencia 
🌟Respetar los derechos de las personas que usan drogas 
🌟Un compromiso con la justicia social y la colaboración con las redes de personas que consumen drogas 
🌟Prevenir la estigmatización
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 2d
Ejemplos:
❤️‍🩹Salas de consumo supervisado de drogas
❤️‍🩹Programas de agujas y jeringas  
❤️‍🩹Prevención y reversión de sobredosis 
❤️‍🩹Servios sociales y de vivienda 
❤️‍🩹Información sobre consumo seguro de drogas 
❤️‍🩹Inspección de drogas 
❤️‍🩹Tratamiento con agonistas opiáceos
❤️‍🩹Apoyo legal
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 2d
Objetivos:
🎯Mantener vivas a las personas y fomentar un cambio positivo en sus vidas.
🎯Reducir el impacto negativo de las leyes y políticas sobre drogas.   
🎯Ofrecer alternativas frente aquellos enfoques que buscan prevenir o terminar con el consumo de drogas.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 2d
La Reducción de Daños se basa en principios de justicia y derechos humanos. Se centra en realizar cambios positivos y en trabajar directamente con las personas sin juzgarlas, coaccionarlas, discriminarlas ni exigirles que dejen de consumir drogas como condición para recibir apoyo
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 2d
El término Reducción de Daños se refiere a las políticas, programas y prácticas orientadas a minimizar los impactos negativos del consumo de drogas y de las políticas públicas y leyes sobre drogas, tanto a nivel de salud, social y legal.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 2d
Los servicios de reducción de daños surgieron en la década de los 80 como respuesta a la crisis de VIH. Desde entonces, se ha desarrollado un amplio rango de estrategias para minimizar los impactos negativos asociados al uso de drogas.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 9d
Learn more:
What is Harm Reduction? - Harm Reduction International
Harm reduction refers to policies, programmes and practices that aim to minimise the negative health, social and legal impacts associated with drug use, drug policies and drug laws.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 9d
Principles:
🌟A commitment to evidence 
🌟Respecting the rights of people who use drugs 
🌟A commitment to social justice and collaborating with networks of people who use drugs  
🌟Avoiding stigma
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 9d
Examples:
❤️‍🩹Drug Consumption Rooms
❤️‍🩹Needle and Syringe Programmes 
❤️‍🩹Overdose prevention and reversal 
❤️‍🩹Housing 
❤️‍🩹Information on safer drug use  
❤️‍🩹Drug checking 
❤️‍🩹Opioid Agonist Therapy for drug dependence 
❤️‍🩹Legal/paralegal services
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 9d
Goals:
🎯Keep people alive and encourage positive change in their lives. 
🎯Reduce the harms of drug laws and policy. 
🎯Offer alternatives to approaches that seek to prevent or end drug use.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 9d
Harm reduction is grounded in justice and human rights. It focuses on positive change and on working with people without judgement, coercion, discrimination, or requiring that they stop using drugs as a precondition of support.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 9d
Harm reduction refers to policies, programmes & practices that aim to minimise the negative health, social and legal impacts associated with drug use, drug policies and drug laws.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 9d
Harm reduction services first emerged in the 1980s as a response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Since then, a whole range of strategies have been developed to minimise the negative impacts associated with drugs.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 13d
¡Es hora de desinvertir del punitivo control de drogas! Invirtamos en programas de reducción de daños basados en evidencia y accesibles para todos. 

Lee nuestro reporte en: https://www.investinjustice.net/es 
#InvertirEnJusticia
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 13d
Divest from punitive drug control & invest in evidence-based harm reduction programmes that are accessible for everyone. 

Read our report at https://www.investinjustice.net 
#InvestInJustice #DivestInvest
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 20d
🤓The lesson? Harm reduction and health strategies are much more cost-effective, and that’s where governments and donors should be investing their funds.  

Learn more at www.investinjustice.net
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 20d
💸In 2024, over 205,000 people were incarcerated for drug-related offences, at a cost of at least USD 7.9 million per month.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 20d
Despite these results, in 2017, new mayor João Doria replaced this programme with police raids and other repressive measures. Many participants lost their homes, and some were transferred to different places or facilities.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 20d
📆After 2 years of operating, 84% were receiving health treatments, 52% regained contact with their families, 88% of participants reduced consumption of crack cocaine, and 72% had found a job.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 20d
It offered daily meals, assistance with housing, healthcare and a range of traditional harm reduction services for example safer smoking kits , amongst other things. 🥪🩺🚑
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 20d
The result? The number of people incarcerated for drug-related offences tripled. ⛓️
In São Paulo, authorities tried a new approach: De Braços Abertos programme.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 20d
☀️Story time on why harm reduction works and has a positive impact on people’s lives. 
This story happens in Brazil 🇧🇷, which has the third largest prison population in the world. In 2006, a new law was enacted which allowed prison sentences for possessing small amounts of drugs.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 22d
This new piece, by #HR25Bogotá invited journalist Mie Hoejris Dahl, examines what Colombia’s evolving stance could mean for the global drug control regime.
Despite Rift With U.S., Can Colombia Revolutionize Global Drug Policy?
The world’s top cocaine producer takes the lead on reforming international drug policy.
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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 23d
We are seeking a consultant to identify and document compelling examples of divestment from punitive approaches to drugs, and investment in programmes that prioritise community, health and justice. https://hri.global/vacancies/consultant-divest-invest-case-studies/
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