DRUG USERS INTERNATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
INTERNATIONAL HARM REDUCTION CONFERENCE 2019
Louise Vincent, MPH Executive Director, Urban Survivors Union Porto, Portugal- Being asked to speak at the closing session of the International Harm Reduction Conference excited me. What an honor I thought, but what would I say. I get so nervous before I speak, and I knew I would be a nervous wreck. I also know from experience that it is not about me and my feelings. I was reminded of experience from many years ago, that speaking in groups is not about me and my ego. It is a responsibility. I am not speaking for me. I am speaking for all the people who are in jail. All the people who have died because of shit drug policy.
