Facts, not fear: Inside Mexico's pioneering drug harm reduction programs
The initiative, known as 'Checa tu Sustancia' (Check Your Substance), is one of several recent efforts by Mexican civil society to reduce risk among people taking drugs. Spearheaded by the Instituto RIA, a Mexico-based drug policy research and advocacy organization, it aims to address drug use from a public health and social justice perspective, rather than a security one.
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