Welcome to Alcohol

Harm Reduction Resources!

We are a clearinghouse of information about alcohol harm reduction for social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists and anyone else who works with clients who use alcohol or drugs.

Join Our Alcohol Harm Reduction Discussion Group

The Alcohol Harm Reduction
Yahoo group is a place where people who work with drinkers or drug users can gather to discuss which alcohol harm reduction strategies are working with their clients as well as get and share the latest harm reduction news.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/alcoharm

What Is Alcohol Harm Reduction?

Alcohol Harm Reduction recognizes that since the dawn of history some people have chosen to engage in recreational intoxication, just as others have chosen to drink moderately or to abstain from alcohol. Alcohol Harm Reduction is non-judgmental--it sees nothing inherently wrong or diseased about recreational intoxication. Alcohol Harm Reduction recognizes that most drinkers have no wish to harm or kill themselves or others. Alcohol Harm Reduction provides pragmatic strategies to enable individuals to reduce the risks associated with heavy drinking.

Alcohol Harm Reduction does not seek to force individuals to change in ways which they do not choose for themselves. Alcohol Harm Reduction respects every person as a unique individual and supports each individual in the goal which he/she has chosen for him/herself. Alcohol Harm Reduction neither promotes nor condemns drinking. Alcohol Harm Reduction supports goals of safer drinking, reduced drinking, or abstinence from alcohol or other substances.

Client Resources 

 The IHRA - International Harm Reduction Association web site offers a wealth of alcohol harm reduction information, resources, and recent alcohol harm reduction news:

GAHR-Net- the Global Alcohol Harm Reduction Network

IHRA's '50' Best Collection on Alcohol Harm Reduction

IHRA's Alcohol News

 The HAMS Harm Reduction Network offers the following support and informational resources for people who drink alcohol:

HAMS Chat - Online Support 

HAMS Yahoo Group - Online Support

The College Students' Guide to Safe Drinking

The Alcohol Harm Reduction Cheat Sheet 

The Moderate Drinking Cheat Sheet

The Alcohol Abstinence Cheat Sheet

Please contact us about any additional resources which you would like to see added to this site.