#harm-reduction

#harm-reduction

And so this piece of art you see behind us, we wanted to have a place in an alley like this where people who are on the street can come anytime of day or night to grieve those who they've lost. This is a memorial wall for those types of people. And we think it's really important. And the hand prints are there to say: We are here, we have been here.

There was a long period of time that we weren't seeing [it], but it has started creeping up since May,

Harm reduction is a proven public health intervention that acknowledges that incremental steps toward healthy decision-making can save lives and prevent the spread of disease.

"Abstinence-only drug policy does not create healthy outcomes," emphasized UCSF addiction specialist Dr. Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack, highlighting the failures of this approach in promoting public health.