What men Should Know

Webinar Recording Now Available: Drug Use & Harm Reduction among MSM

During the hour-long program, the webinar covers:

  • An introduction to the different types of drug use among MSM and their effects
  • Common patterns of drug use among MSM
  • Basic harm reduction principles for programs that currently serve MSM
The full recording of the webinar is available online here, and recordings of all previous MSMGF webinars are available on the MSMGF's website here.



For additional resources on harm reduction programming, please visit the following links:




Any questions can be directed to MSMGF Sr. Research and Programs Associate Keletso Makofane at kmakofane@msmgf.org.



Thank you very much!



The MSMGF

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