{"id":3739,"date":"2019-08-30T11:41:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T17:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=3739"},"modified":"2020-04-03T14:03:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:03:51","slug":"science-shows-that-harm-reduction-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2019\/08\/30\/science-shows-that-harm-reduction-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Science shows that harm reduction works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Harm reduction works. It saves lives, and it helps people overcome their addictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

As I\u2019ve engaged with people who opposed harm reduction efforts, I\u2019ve noticed that the opposition is usually based on ideologies or, at best, cherry-picked data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, people claim that until the local supervised consumption site opened, they never saw discarded needles, despite the fact that Arches<\/a> has been distributing needles for decades. Since the SCS opened, they\u2019ve seen discarded needles. They use this experience to extrapolate that needles are on the rise and that the SCS is the cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(This is an example of the frequency illusion<\/a>, a type of cognitive bias, but that\u2019s kind of beside the point.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyhow, someone recently asked on Facebook for readings people could use to learn about supervised consumption sites. Since I\u2019ve been sharing a bunch of such resources on my Facebook page<\/a>, I thought I\u2019d compile a list of them here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you know of others, let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n