Ex-drug users pick up used needles and at the same time convey harm reduction messages and HIV/AIDS information to the drug users. Moreover, they also assist in carrying out surveillance surveys for street drug users so as to facilitate planning of more effective HIV prevention programmes.
The Phoenix Project is operated by Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers (SARDA). Volunteers (ex-drug users) outreach into the vicinity of Methadone Clinics to counsel existing drug users.
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