Australia's overarching drug policy, Harm Minimisation, is made up of three strategies: Supply Reduction, Demand Reduction and Harm Reduction.

The last strategy, harm reduction, recognises that customs and policing (supply reduction) will not stop all illicit drugs getting onto the streets. It also recognises that for various reasons, there will always be some people who will choose to use illicit drugs. Bearing this in mind, harm reduction aims to keep people as safe and healthy as possible while they are using illicit drugs. Harm reduction services provide people with the information and equipment they need to inject drugs safely and, whenever appropriate, are able to refer people to drug detox and rehabilitation services (demand reduction).

Our injecting drug use harm reduction posters are published in each of our Hep Review magazines as a centre-fold poster. Numbers 1-18 are available (A2 sized) in a set. You can obtain free copies by using our faxback resources order form.

 

	No 23 Arteries (2) 1MB PDF		No 24 Finding a vein 1MB PDF
	No 21 Blood circulation 710KB PDF		No 22 Arteries (1) 830KB PDF
	No 19 Other infections (1) 990KB PDF		No 20 Other infections (2) 890KB PDF
	No 17 Protecting other people 990KB PDF		No 18 Hepatitis and HIV transmission 660KB PDF
	No 15 Avoiding infecting other people 770KB PDF		No 16 Cleaning fits with Fincol 830KB PDF
	No 13 Avoiding bacterial infection (1) 980KB PDF		No 14 Avoiding bacterial infection (2) 950KB PDF
	No 11 Avoiding overdose (2) 640KB PDF		No 12 Avoiding vein damage 980KB PDF
	No 9 Avoiding viral infection (2) 830KB PDF		No 10 Avoiding overdose (1) 960KB PDF
	No 7 The risks (2) 570KB PDF		No 8 Avoiding viral infection (1) 990KB PDF
	No 5 Cleaning up 830KB PDF		No 6 The risks (1) 700KB PDF
	No 3 Mixing up 810KB PDF		No 4 Injecting 750KB PDF
	No 1 Being aware of blood 350KB PDF		No 2 Preparation 560KB PDF

 

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This page last updated 21 May 2010

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