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We support public-health-focused interventions, as opposed to recovery-focused interventions We support the decriminalisation of drug use as much as we oppose the criminalisation of sex work, mandatory HIV disclosure and policing of sexual preferences

In South Africa, despite existing policy that embraces drug harm reduction, population-and individual-level interventions have focused largely on the singular goal of abstinence This greatly impacts the human rights of people who use drugs and their communities The failure of countries to implement comprehensive harm reduction measures violates their obligations in international human rights law and public health