The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 53
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Interventions such as education programmes are also designed to minimize harm to individuals who use drugs. Currently, little information exists on their effectiveness, often because they are integrated into other programmes, but they are frequently utilized. One meta-analysis concluded that educational programmes result in risk-reducing behaviour change among people who use drugs, but results varied based on programme design. Outreach programmes are used to contact people who use drugs in their own communities, and to provide information, referral to medical testing and services, among other activities. A reduction in risk behaviour of around 27 per cent has been observed following contact with outreach services.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Education
Health
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Year
2010
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Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/255, para. 53.