An evidence-based strategy, Harm Reduction fills the void in our current continuum of care between abstinence-based prevention programs and abstinence-only treatment programs, where people who currently use drugs are left without access to the knowledge, skills, and tools to stay safe. It was started by people who use drugs and people engaged in sex work, working to care for each other in the setting of HIV and
is rooted in other movements, including Disability Justice, Black and Brown Liberation
groups, and LGBTQI activism.​