People aren't expendable — prohibition is.
Harm Reduction Works is a mutual aid-based support group format, for learning about and practicing harm reduction.
We believe stigma divides people and destroys community. We believe we can figure out when to change and how to change if we decide to change. We know the War on Drugs has failed. We know harm reduction saves lives.
Foundations
To the Early Adopters of HRW
We have wondered together what might happen if we built community based on the values of respect, compassion and kindness.Â
Your choice to be a part of this story is inspiring. That we are able to even consider Harm Reduction Works -HRW as a means to grow our movement is because of you. That you believe in Harm Reduction Works-HRW means you hold the vision of what we might all be able to do together.
The Host Script
Being met Where You're At
Harm Reduction Works meetings begin and end with our host script, which borrows the tradition of readings from other fellowship support groups. However, instead of outlining any pre-made paths, the HRW script focuses on providing participants with a welcoming, judgment-free space. Where each and every participant is invited to choose what you want to get from each meeting.
01.
Welcome to HRW
We accept people have a relationship with drugs and alcohol. Some people take drugs or drink for fun to make a good feeling even better, or to make something bad feel tolerable, or to even feel normal. Some people love drugs and drinking. Some people enjoy drugs or drinking only occasionally. Some people need drugs or alcohol to function. Some people try to avoid taking any type of drug or drinking for any reason.
02.
You're the Expert in your Own Life
We are concerned more about how you look at drug using and drinking than what goals you might have to change. Looking at ourselves means figuring out what works and doesn’t work, what only works partly or what might work better.
Goals are not always the same for everyone because priorities, needs, wants and desires are not the same for everyone. Goals are personal because everybody’s story and circumstances are different.
02.
We Believe
We believe recovery is not the same as abstinence and abstinence is not always necessary for recovery.Â
We believe creating stories that waver from the truth always have consequences.
We believe everyone has the right to determine their path, even when others might judge that path self-destructive.
We believe what we do and don’t do affects those around us.
04.
We Know
We know harm reduction works.
 We know harm reduction includes abstinence and all paths to abstinence.Â
We know harm reduction includes continued use, continued use with less harm and no changes in behavior.Â
We know harm reduction makes space for all stories and for people to speak the truth of their lives.Â
We know harm reduction supports people’s efforts regardless of outcome; everyone who changes behavior keeps trying until behavior changes.Â
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