Publication List - International Harm Reduction Association

	by category Alcohol Harm Reduction HIV Prevention and Care for IDUs Overdose 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 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 02: Guides and Policies 03. HIV/AIDS prevention policy and programming 03. National and International Policies 03. Needle Exchanges 03. Regulation of nicotine replacement therapies 03: Epidemiological Research 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 04: Risk Factors and Risk Environments 05. Managing Public Space 05. Police Conduct & Human Rights 05. Regulation of cigarettes 05. Resource allocation/requirements 05: Naloxone Research 06. Advocacy 06. IDU risk behaviour 06. Interventions for High-Risk Groups 06. The failure of light cigarettes 06: Naloxone Programmes 07. Cigarette reduction 07. Drinking and Driving 07. Sexual risk behaviour 07: Other Prevention Research and Interventions 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

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Policing Harm Reduction (Illicit Drugs) 02. Strategies and Policies
	Allen L, Trace M, Klein A (2004) Decriminalisation of drugs in Portugal: A current overview (BFDPP Briefing Paper #6). London: DrugScope This report reviews the experiences in Portugal, where, since 2001, any illicit drug users arrested by police are brought before public-health orientated commissions (rather than the criminal justice courts). By allowing police to follow this novel “depenalisation” approach, tens of thousands of drug users have been diverted from resource-expensive penalties such as incarceration (without the increases in drug use or drug tourism in Portugal that had been feared by some). Download publication as a PDF
	Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (2007) Drug Strategy (Revised 2007). Glasgow: Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland This is the official drug strategy document for the Scottish Police Service, and explicitly documents the strategic, tactical and operational measures to be taken to reduce drug-related harm (on pages 10 and 11). Scotland has many innovative interventions in this field, such as needle exchanges in police custody suites and well-developed arrest referral systems for drug users. Download publication as a PDF
	Hunter G, McSweeney T & Turnbull PJ (2005) The introduction of drug arrest referral schemes in London: A partnership between drug services and the police. International Journal of Drug Policy, 16(5), 343-352 This study explores the attitudes and views of police officers and drug workers working in arrest referral partnerships in London (see Sondhi et al in this section for more information in arrest referral schemes). The authors highlight some positive impacts of partnerships between drug services and law enforcement (such as improved communication), as well as some of the inherent challenges and practical difficulties. We cannot provide free access to this article at this stage – we hope to correct this soon.
	May T, Duffy M, Warburton H & Hough M (2007) Policing cannabis as a Class C drug: An arresting change? York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation In the UK, cannabis was recently reclassified into a lower legal class, and police guidelines recommended that simple possession be punished by warnings, rather than arrest (to free up valuable police resources for more serious crimes and drugs). The authors conclude that, despite the guidance, arrests for possession are still commonplace across the UK. Nonetheless, they calculate that the reclassification has saved the UK police £3.5million. Click to view publication
	New South Wales Police (2006) Drugs: Introduction. URL Document This page, from the official website of the New South Wales Police (Australia) openly demonstrated their support for harm reduction, stating “Despite the efforts of police… people continue to use drugs. In recognition of this, NSW Police Force supports and operates within the principals of harm minimisation”. More information on this police force’s approach can be found elsewhere on the website. Click to view publication
	Sondhi A, O’Shea J & Williams T (2002) Arrest Referral: Emerging findings from the national monitoring and evaluation programme (DPAS Briefing Paper 18). London: Drug Prevention Advisory Service Partnership schemes to refer drug users into treatment at the point of arrest are a key part of the UK’s national drug strategy. These schemes are a way of working with the police, training and sensitising police officers, engaging vulnerable drug users, delivering brief harm reduction interventions, and diverting drug users from incarceration. The briefing report (hyperlinked below) claims that such schemes will save £4.4billion in costs to society and the criminal justice system over eight years. The full report is available from http://www.drugs.gov.uk/publication-search/dip/dpas-paper-eighteen?view=Standard&pubID=156798 Click to view publication

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