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. IHRA's 20th International Conference, Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok April 19-23 2009 Click to visit 'Harm Reduction 2009' Conference website.

Welcome to the International Harm Reduction Association IHRA is the leading organisation in promoting evidence based harm reduction policies and practices on a global basis for all psychoactive substances (including illicit drugs, tobacco and alcohol). Click here for more information about IHRA Click here for more information about harm reduction Become a Member Today! Free Membership and Online Payment Available   by category Alcohol Harm Reduction HIV Prevention and Care for IDUs Policing Harm Reduction (Illicit Drugs) Tobacco Harm Reduction       by sub-category 01. Meaning of harm reduction in the context of HIV prevention for IDU 01. Overviews 01. Overviews of Alcohol Harm Reduction 01. Overviews of harm reduction 02. Alcohol Consumption - Recorded and Unrecorded 02. Epidemiology of IDU and related HIV infection 02. Nicotine policy 02. Strategies and Policies 03. HIV/AIDS prevention policy and programming 03. National and International Policies 03. Needle Exchanges 03. Regulation of nicotine replacement therapies 04. Assessing local and national need for interventions 04. Crackdowns and Enforcement 04. Local Policies and Strategies 04. The health risks of smokeless tobacco and its role in a harm reduction strategy 05. Managing Public Space 05. Police Conduct & Human Rights 05. Regulation of cigarettes 05. Resource allocation/requirements 06. Advocacy 06. IDU risk behaviour 06. Interventions for High-Risk Groups 06. The failure of light cigarettes 07. Cigarette reduction 07. Drinking and Driving 07. Sexual risk behaviour 08. Changing Drinking Environments 08. Needle and Syringe Programs 08. PREPS and other tobacco use 09. Glassware in Bars 09. Substitution treatments 09. The role of the tobacco industry and funding 10. Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment 10. Communication and perceptions of relative risk 10. Server Training 11. Harm Reduction Treatments 11. Health promotion and drug education 12. Alcohol and HIV 12. Outreach and peer education 13. Marginalised groups 13. The Alcohol Industry: Partnership, Codes and Conduct 14. Non-IDU drug use risk 15. Drug user organisations 16. Advocacy 17. Human Rights 18. UN position statements and papers on HIV and IDU Additional Papers         HR2 Blog: HR and Human Rights Click Here To Visit The IHRA Blog This 'blog' is part of IHRA's HR2 Programme of research and advocacy on harm reduction and human rights. The blog highlights the on-going work, campaigns and reports from the HR2 Programme, as well as new developments in the areas of human rights and harm reduction. Click Here To View Publications From The HR2 Programme Alcohol Website Launched The Global Alcohol Harm Reduction Network (GAHR-Net) is a free network and website from IHRA that is dedicated to the topic of alcohol harm reduction. The network will provide a forum for researchers, advocates, practitioners, policy makers and communities to discuss practical alcohol harm reduction interventions and policy options. Click Here For More Information Click Here To View IHRA's '50 Best Document Collection on Alcohol Harm Reduction' Latest Updates 300 NGOs Agree Declaration at ‘Beyond 2008’ UNODC Launch Harm Reduction Programme in Romanian Prisons International Drug User Remembrance Day Conference Addresses Global Methamphetamine Use Over 1,200 Attend ‘Harm Reduction 2008’ in Barcelona Drug User Meeting at the International AIDS Conference 'Events Listing' Updated July 2008 Article of the Month Harm Reduction 2009 Website Launched Overdose Awareness Day 2008 IHRA at the 2008 High Level Meeting on AIDS IHRA Launch ‘Global State of Harm Reduction 2008’ Report