Recommended Reading
We recommend the following reports, articles, and books:
The Young Injectables by Van Asher
This graphic fictional literature is an educational resource by Van Asher. It uses real-life situations to provide a dialogue on how to stay healthy and safe while using drugs. Illustrated by U. A. Morrison, the series follows a group of heroes whose superpower is harm reduction.
Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction by Maia Szalavitz
In a spellbinding narrative rooted in an urgent call to action, Undoing Drugs tells the untold tale of a quirky political movement that has unexpectedly shaken the foundations of world drug policy. It illustrates how hard it can be to take on widely accepted conventional thinking—and what is necessary to overcome this resistance.
Chasing The Scream by Johann Hari.
Chasing the Scream is the story of a life-changing journey that transformed the addiction debate internationally--and showed the world that the opposite of addiction is connection.
Hepatitis C Choices 4th edition - Diverse Viewpoints and Choices for Your Hepatitis C Journey by Tina M. St. John, MD and Lorren Sandt
Prevention and Management of Hepatitis C Virus: Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs
Moving the Agenda Forward”, available online at: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/57/suppl_2.toc
The link for the introduction is: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/57/suppl_2/S29.full.pdf
The link for the recommendations is: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/57/suppl_2/S129.full.pdf
My Choices: A Planner for Healing© (My Choices).
Combining elements of a guide book, health care planner, journal, and activity book, My Choices aims to educate, empower, and motivate individuals facing any chronic health condition to recognize and act upon the health care options available to them and build self-advocacy skills to achieve optimal healing.
This graphic fictional literature is an educational resource by Van Asher. It uses real-life situations to provide a dialogue on how to stay healthy and safe while using drugs. Illustrated by U. A. Morrison, the series follows a group of heroes whose superpower is harm reduction.
Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction by Maia Szalavitz
In a spellbinding narrative rooted in an urgent call to action, Undoing Drugs tells the untold tale of a quirky political movement that has unexpectedly shaken the foundations of world drug policy. It illustrates how hard it can be to take on widely accepted conventional thinking—and what is necessary to overcome this resistance.
Chasing The Scream by Johann Hari.
Chasing the Scream is the story of a life-changing journey that transformed the addiction debate internationally--and showed the world that the opposite of addiction is connection.
Hepatitis C Choices 4th edition - Diverse Viewpoints and Choices for Your Hepatitis C Journey by Tina M. St. John, MD and Lorren Sandt
Prevention and Management of Hepatitis C Virus: Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs
Moving the Agenda Forward”, available online at: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/57/suppl_2.toc
The link for the introduction is: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/57/suppl_2/S29.full.pdf
The link for the recommendations is: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/57/suppl_2/S129.full.pdf
My Choices: A Planner for Healing© (My Choices).
Combining elements of a guide book, health care planner, journal, and activity book, My Choices aims to educate, empower, and motivate individuals facing any chronic health condition to recognize and act upon the health care options available to them and build self-advocacy skills to achieve optimal healing.
