For the Dutch awareness campaign on hepatitis C, Mainline developed a game called ‘Russian Roulette.’ A good tool for starting up conversations in different settings and fields of work. By making up their own questions, social workers can bring up sensitive issues in a light-hearted setting. The board game can be ordered via this website, starting September 20 2010.
Mainline and the Schorer Foundation conducted research into MSM (Men who have Sex with Men), substance use and high-risk behaviour. Some of the research questions were: which drugs does this group use and how does their use affect the susceptibility to infectious diseases?
Mainline provides training courses and outreach work on behalf of Regional Sheltered Housing Institutions (or RIBW in Dutch). The training focuses on the relationship between substance use and psychiatry. The contact between RIBW employees and its clients is another important area of interest. Mainline also develops information material specifically for substance users in RIBW institutions.
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Alcohol is the substance most combined with other substances. Mainline developed a The Big Hangover Game as a tool to discuss alcohol use. The game can be used with different target groups: from youth to hard-drug users.
Harm reduction is based on the principle that every substance user has the ability to intervene in his or her use. Every substance user also has the ability to unlock, strengthen and develop this potential.
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