Western Europe - Harm Reduction Policies

The vast majority of Western European countries have an explicit supportive reference to harm reduction in their national policies on HIV and/or drugs. These are illustrated in the map and table below.

Although policy wording is not necessarily indicative of the implementation of effective harm reduction measures in a country, it does indicate governmental commitment to tackling drug related harms and is therefore an important advocacy target.

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