International Harm Reduction Day

Celebrated each year on 7 May, International Harm Reduction Day aims to promote evidence based public health policy, practices and human rights.

7 May 2016 |

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Norway trials free heroin prescriptions for most problematic PWIDs https://t.co/G3258stPCY

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