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Arguments Against Harm Reduction: A Collection of Logical Fallacies

Written by Nigel Brunsdon on December 1, 2015. Posted in Presentations.

This presentation was delivered to the Harm Reduction Coalition conference in Baltimore, it’s designed as a primer into the kinds of argument normally used against harm reduction.

Video by: Nigel Brunsdon

Nigel Brunsdon is the owner of Injecting Advice. He’s been working in harm reduction since the 1990’s, previously a frontline needle programme worker he now splits his time between photography and developing online resources for drugs workers and users.

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Why I Stopped Recommending The Glute

Written on August 1, 2011. Posted in Harm Reduction Practice.

Over the years the advice I’ve given to injectors has developed and changed. Sometimes this is because of new research, and sometimes it’s just because I realise that there is better advice I could be giving. This article explains why I no longer …

The Photograph Not Taken

Written on October 3, 2018. Posted in Harm Reduction Practice.

I’ve been fortunate to have been given access to photograph at the two Drug Consumption Rooms in Australia, the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) which has been running for over 17 years, and the recently opened Melbourne Medical…

Snapping Needles

Written on August 23, 2009. Posted in Harm Reduction Practice.

This isn’t an article about needles accidentally snapping, but instead the idea of deliberately snapping a pin after use to prevent it from ever being usable as a form of harm reduction.