Additional Resources

The following enduring materials provide current education and practices on relevant topics useful for Harm Reduction Health (HRH) program providers and staff.

Harm Reduction
  • Educating Clients on Safer Injection Practices
    This 7-minute video describes the need for educating patients about safe injection practices including the importance of using sterile water, not sharing instruments used in preparing or injecting substances, and avoiding riskier injection sites. The video emphasizes the need for clinicians to be comfortable talking about their patient’s injection drug practices to provide guidance on safer injection practices.
  • Getting Off Right: A Safety Manual for Injection Drug User’s manual A compilation of medical facts, injection techniques, wisdom from people with lived experience, and common sense, this manual reflects the National Harm Reduction Coalition’s commitment to providing accurate and unbiased information about the use of illicit drugs with the goal of reducing harm and promoting individual and community health.
  • Harm Reduction Coalition
    The Harm Reduction Coalition is a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use.
  • Harm Reduction Learning Institute Offers free education and traning covering key topics from naloxone administration and overdose response to stigma reduction and community outreach.
  • Introduction to Harm Reduction Video Series
    This series demonstrates practical strategies to support the health of people who use drugs.
  • Nalaxone/NARCAN
    A brief video on how to use NARCAN.
  • Safter Substance Use Series
    These videos review the basic steps for how to inject, smoke and snort drugs as safely as possible. The videos cover how to prepare and consume a variety of drugs that are commonly injected, smoked, or snorted.
    Hepatitis
    HIV
    Immunizations
    • CDC Adult immunizations
      Adult immunization schedule, health care provider and patient information related to all vaccines. 
    New Jersey Department of Health
    • HIV, STD, and TB Services
      The Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Program strives to prevent and reduce the effects of STDs in New Jersey through partner services, education, technical assistance, surveillance, and partnerships with local health and community organizations.
    Preconception Care
    Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs)
    Substance Use Disorder
    Tuberculosis
    • CDC TB Information
      Health care provider and patient information about TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
    Wound Care