Harm reduction and taxation can go together

Philstar - Oct 14, 2026

Last weekend, I attended the 1st ASHRA Congress: Harm Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Rim, at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was organized by the Asia-Pacific Society of Harm Reduction and Addiction (ASHRA), composed mostly of physicians, psychologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists and other health professionals.

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