Harm Reduction Coalition : Clinical Resources for Health Care Providers

Clinical Resources for Health Care Providers

For doctors, nurses, social workers, emergency room workers, treatment providers and others seeking to understand how to apply harm reduction principles in practice.

"Manual for Primary Care Providers: Effectively Caring for Active Substance Users.” by NY Academy of Medicine.
Although developed for New York, it is relevant outside of NY, and will give you a solid foundation in what constitutes good care. Includes chapters on harm reduction, management of HIV/AIDS, barriers to care, basic resources, assessment instruments, etc.

Working with Active Drug Users HRC Bulletin 2009
Please see our HRC Working with Active Drug Users Bulletin & Continuing Education Activity Postcard.

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."

Harm Reduction Psychotherapy
Articles by Andrew Tatarsky

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.

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