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uncanny-tranny · 1 year ago

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Harm reduction is important because people do not deserve to die or become gravely injured because of addiction, accidents, or improper care. The existence of harm reduction sights, free needle exchange sights, drug testing locations, and education is not endorcing the behaviour - it is making sure people do not die, contract bloodborne illnesses, or otherwise be put at risk. These are human beings we are talking about, addiction or no.

#harm reduction #drugs tw #drug mention tw #addiction tw #this goes for ALL forms of addiction #this goes for education and harm reduction for other behaviours like sh #i know i've talked about harm reduction before but it's important #ask to tag (genuine)#i'm still bugged about the time i was talking about harm reduction in the context of drugs...#...and my dad was like 'isn't it horrible that addicts can have easy access to these things and you can't have easy access to hormones'#and it's like yes!!! but that's not the fault of addicts. that's the fault of the fucking GOP and the fucked up treatment of transness #if i needed needles i would immediately go to a needle exchange and get help there and i'm not an addict #needles tw #needle mention tw #too bad my town doesn't have harm reduction sights (as far as i know). genuinely pisses me off too #if you want my political party it is: needless harm is a genuine evil and we must combat it wherever it arises #i think good harm reduction seeks to treat people seeking it like autonomous humans - the workers want to work with people where they're at

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