title: Harm reduction.
abstract: The "Harm Reduction" session was chaired by Dr. Jacques Normand, Director of the AIDS Research Program of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. The three presenters (and their presentation topics) were: Dr. Don Des Jarlais (High Coverage Needle/Syringe Programs for People Who Inject Drugs in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review), Dr. Nicholas Thomson (Harm Reduction History, Response, and Current Trends in Asia), and Dr. Jih-Heng Li (Harm Reduction Strategies in Taiwan).
authors.affiliation: AIDS Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Normand
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy and Ph.D. Program in Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jih-Heng
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Nossal Institute for Global Health Melbourne University, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.affiliation: The Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, USA.
authors.forename: Don Des
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Jarlais
keywords: Harm reduction; Needle/Syringe Programs; methadone