Stigma surrounding harm reduction often stems from a lack of understanding or knowledge. Dr. Adi Jaffe highlights several key harm reduction strategies to break down what it all means and how it works.
We’re Not Crazy For Doing This: Sex Workers With Mental Illness
I Died Six Times … Let’s End the Stigma of Harm Reduction (Video)
Safe injection sites and reducing the stigma of addiction
Harvard Professor and Physician, Dr. Scott G. Weiner, compares substance use disorders to other chronic illness to highlight the unjust stigma placed on addiction. Dr. Weiner discusses safe injection sites and harm reduction as a possible way to reduce stigma and provide proper healthcare to those suffering.
A Stigma Journey: From Abstinence to Harm Reduction (Original Article)
Sex Workers and the Harm Reduction Movement - Part Two
Sex Workers and the Harm Reduction Movement - Part One
Experts on Sex Worker rights and Harm Reduction weigh in on the similarities between the two movements and how they can best support each other in achieving shared goals. While not addressing stigma directly, this article serves to highlight how stigma has left many people out of the harm reduction conversation and why this topic of the month includes articles on both substance use and sex work.