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| Safer Injection Facilities
Safe Injection Facilities (SIFs) are legally protected places where drug users consume pre-obtained drugs in a non-judgmental environment and receive health care, counseling, and referrals to other health and social services, including drug treatment.
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| THE STRAIGHT DOPE EDUCATION SERIES
Each describe their respective drug and the forms in which it comes; how it is used; its physiological and subjective effects on the body and the mind; tolerance, addiction, and withdrawal; detoxification; overdose prevention and management; legal issues; and stigma.
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| Take Charge Take Care
Take Charge Take Care 2007 Pamphlet
http://www.harmreduction.org/downloads/Take%20Charge%20Take%20Care%202007%20.pdf
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| Harm Reduction Workbook
Holistic Health Recovery Program (HHRP) for HIV-negative or HIV-undifferentiated drug users, developed by faculty at Yale University
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| Cleaning Syringes with Bleach
Brief videos that address the effectiveness and method of cleaning syringes to reduce the risk of contamination of Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B & HIV |
| Urine chart
THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE TO HOW LONG DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRUGS CAN BE DETECTED IN THE URINE AFTER DOSES USUALLY TAKEN BY A USER. |
| Safer Injection Downloads
IDU's who are injected by others run far greater health risks for bloodborne diseases. This series of straightforward instructions for safe injecting teaches how to take care of yourself better. |
| Wound Botulism
SYMPTOMS OCCUR WITHIN 1-2 DAYS:
* Increased Shortness of Breath
* Difficulty with Vision
* Difficulty with Breathing
* Difficulty with Swallowing and Talking
* Death |
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Drug use is a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon that encompasses a range of behaviors. There are risks associated with drug use that may be most related to where drugs are used, how they are used or what kind of drugs are being ingested. Some ways of using drugs are clearly safer than others. This section outlines various options for people to approach their drug use consciously and to seek ways by which their drug use can be less dangerous. 
