Prioritizing harm reduction services to reduce the burden of substance use: A joint position statement of the International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (ISPN) and the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA)-USA Chapter

The International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (ISPN) and the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA)-USA Chapter jointly recognize the need to promote harm reduction services to reduce the burden of substance use across the world. ISPN's mission is “to support advanced-practice psychiatric-mental health nurses in promoting mental health care, literacy, and policy worldwide.” IntNSA's mission is “to advance excellence in nursing care for the prevention and treatment of addictions for diverse populations across all practice settings through advocacy, collaboration, education, research, and policy development.” Together, ISPN and IntNSA-USA seek to make recommendations to improve the quality of and access to harm reduction services for individuals with substance use-related problems.