Harm Reduction Coalition

Harm Reduction Psychotherapy

Articles by Andrew Tatarsky

Working with Active Drug Users HRC Bulletin 2009

Please see our HRC Working with Active Drug Users Bulletin & Continuing Education Activity Postcard.

Working With Active Drug Users

This CME-credited Health Bulletin is aimed at increasing clinicians and other service providers knowledge and awareness of substance use and substance users. This educational resource provides: an overview of the history and philosophy of harm reduction; strategies on how to obtain sterile injection equipment for patients who inject drugs; and information on how patients, at risk for Opioid overdose, can avoid, recognize and respond to overdoses.

Hepatitis C Counseling

This Hepatitis C Counseling Manual is written for practitioners/workers that will be providing Hepatitis C testing and discussing risk reduction strategies for active and former drug users.

Alcohol-related Drug Interactions

There are a number of classes of drugs that can potentially interact with alcohol. The included chart summarizes common alcohol-medication interactions including precautions and recommendations for alcohol consumption.

HIV Care for the Active Drug User

Clinical guidelines from the NYDPH AIDS Institute & Johns Hopkins. "Clinicians should ensure that substance users are engaged in medical care regardless of whether or not they are actively using drugs."