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"In recent times some nations have shifted their drug policy focus away from law enforcement and interdiction towards harm-reduction based on the idea that reducing consumption will help to stem profitability and therefore the flow and production of controlled drugs. Harm reduction moves government resources currently devoted to punitive approaches and interdiction efforts towards a focus on drug education and affirmative alternatives to drug abuse and incarceration. This would reduce the use of drugs, and the reduction of drug trafficking (and therefore the need for interdiction) would follow."  -Drug Policy Alliance

Harm Reduction Coalition

The Harm Reduction Coalition is a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use. HRC advances policies and programs that help people address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration.

Harm reduction (Wikipedia) is a philosophy of public health, intended to be a progressive alternative to the prohibition of certain potentially dangerous lifestyle choices in society.

H R T C is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing alternative treatment to people with drug and alcohol problems.

Articles from Harm Reduction Journal ariticles from 2004/2008

Harm Reduction Project news and resources