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Harm Reduction programmeSome urban community members have heard about “Harm Reduction” but many wereagainst it. This is partly due to their lack of clarity about the project,“…yang terbaru saya dengar, mereka…apa, memberi setiap orangkondom, macam…like this, saya anggap tu adalah sapertimengalakkan…dari segi pengalakan, bukan mencegah tapi mengalakanorang itulah.”(“Just recently I hear they what, give each person condoms, I feel it is likeencouraging, not preventing but encouraging the person”)(Urban, Malay)“saya rasa tak berkesan lah”(“I feel nor effective lah”)(Urban, Malay, Male)“Malah, mengalakkan….”(“on the other hand it encourages”)(Urban Malay, Male)“kerana penagih, kalau dapat benda tu percuma, lagi banyak dia ambil.Sebab saya pun, pengalaman saya, saya bercampur pun….saya pernahcampur dengan drug…drug addict. Kawan-kawan saya pun, ada yangpenagih, Cuma belum jumpa yang ada HIV aje, macam ada programprogrammacam ini, dia orang, tak tahu, kerajaan buat apa dia tak tahu,dia sendiri seronok. Ahh tapi bila dapat tahu, kerajaan bagi dia lagibertambah lah, bukan ingat nak kurang.”(“Because, addicts when they get something free the more they willtake…. I have mixed with drug addicts. Some of my friends are drugaddict. Only have not known any who has been infected yet…if have sucha program they do not know what the Government is doing they only gethigh themselves...don’t think of wanting to reduce”)(Urban, Malay, Male)On the other hand one participant was able to explain that it involved needle exchangeand not needle dispensing. A few were supportive of it and felt that it is a good long termpreventive measure.“They’ll give you, you need the old needle, you need to give backgovernment. Government will issue you the new one.”(Urban, Chinese, Male)“Tapi saya rasa lebih baik lagi bagi prevention. Macam hari dia orangkata bagi syringe. Disposable syringe.”96