Saturday, 8:30 - 10:00 am

HARM REDUCTION (PART 1 OF 2): EXPANDING THE DIALOGUE OF RECOVERY Location: Hyatt Regency, Cowboy Artists Room Harm reduction is a philosophy and set of interventions that aim to reduce the negative consequences of drug use, incorporating a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use, to abstinence. In this workshop participants will become familiar with the principles that underlie the harm reduction approach. Introductory Level. Presenter: Scott Petersen, LSCW, CADC, Heartland Health Outreach, Hope Center, Chicago, IL. Materials: Worker Stances for Clients Who Use Drugs (.doc) The Spectrum of Harmful Reduction (.doc) Reducing Harm - Any Drug Use (.doc) Reducing Harm - Alcohol Use (.doc) Principles Summary - July 2005 (.doc) Is It Harm Reduction? (.doc) Harm Reduction Myths (.doc) Harm Reduction Evidence Base (.doc) Drug Set Setting (.doc) Bibliography and Other Resources (.doc)