Funding gaps undermining drug harm reduction in Italy and Spain

BARCELONA/ BILBAO/ ROME/ TURIN - The project investigated the state of Drug Harm Reduction programs and services across Italy and Spain, and assessed how a fragmented financial and operational framework hinders the ability to provide essential healthcare and support to substance users.

Barcelona, Spain: “You can’t restrict rights because someone uses drugs, otherwise, you’d have to restrict them for everyone. Poverty cannot be filtered through consumption. Much of it is connected to pain, not just recreation. Harm Reduction is a matter of social justice and rights.”