Manipur, May 8 -- Manipur Users Collective (MUC) on Tuesday observed the International Harm Reduction Day along with the global community, a significant initiative aimed at promoting evidence-based strategies to address drug use and its associated harms.

This observance underscores the importance of adopting harm reduction approaches, which have been demonstrated to save lives and protect communities, MUC statedin a press release.

Harm reduction encompasses a diverse array of policies, programmes, and practices designed to mitigate the negative consequences of drug use while upholding the rights and dignity of individuals and communities affected by it. Since its inception in the 1980s, harm reduction has evolved into a fundamental comp...