These open access articles provide a great foundation for those already working in harm reduction. They can also help those beginning in this field better understand some of the complexities in this area of care. 

Harm reduction as paradigm: Is better than bad good enough?
​The origins of harm reduction
Gordon Roe 
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Harm reduction through a social justice lens
Bernie Pauly

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Supervised injection facilities in Canada: past, present, and future
Thomas Kerr, Sanjana Mitra, Mary Clare Kennedy and Ryan McNeil

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Drugs should be legalised, regulated, and taxed
Fiona Godlee 

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