Harm Reduction Victoria

Our Vision A world where all people are treated the same and have the same opportunities, regardless of their drug of choice. Our Mission Harm Reduction Victoria works to advance the health, dignity and social justice of people who use drugs in Victoria.
Our Mission Harm Reduction Victoria works to advance the health, dignity and social justice of people who use drugs in Victoria.

Our Beliefs

That drugs have positive as well as harmful effects (for the individual and the society).
That many of the negative effects associated with drug use are not caused by the drugs themselves but are the product of legal, psycho-social and economic factors surrounding their use.
That the current distinction between legal and illegal drugs is not evidence-based.
That this legal/illegal demarcation does not accurately reflect the potential harms associated with the various substances
That the application of criminal sanctions to one group of substances, and not the other, appears to be arbitrary and counterproductive to the aim of reducing drug related harm.
That prohibition creates a barrier to accessing services and creates hidden harms which cannot be addressed whilst prohibition exists.
That drug use and drug related harm should be viewed and managed as a health issue and not a legal issue.
That drug use should be viewed within a social model of health, which views health not merely as the absence of disease, but as a resource for living.
That “promoting health means addressing the social, economic and political factors that impinge upon people’s capacity to enjoy good health” (Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1987).

For more information about Harm Reduction Victoria and to become a member, please visit our website: Harm Reduction Victoria Website

Harm Reduction Victoria
03 9329 1500

Address:
P O Box 12720 A'Beckett Street Melbourne VIC 8006,

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