Harm reduction must be recognised an essential public health intervention during crises

• Main Authors: Robert Csák (Author), Sam Shirley-Beavan (Author), Arielle Edelman McHenry (Author), Colleen Daniels (Author), Naomi Burke-Shyne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The COVID-19 had a substantial impact on the provision of harm reduction services for people who use drugs globally. These front-line public health interventions serve a population that due to stigma, discrimination and criminalisation, faces barriers to accessing health and social services...