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DanceSafe urges harm-reduction steps for nightlife, details testing, water and hearing-protection programs
Summary
At a San Francisco Entertainment Commission meeting, DanceSafe’s Bay Area president outlined harm-reduction work at clubs and festivals — earplugs, water stations, sexual-health information and reagent tests — and said the group coordinates with venues and supports legislative clarification on on-site field testing.
Justin Talbot, president of the Bay Area chapter of nonprofit DanceSafe, told the San Francisco Entertainment Commission that harm reduction is a pragmatic public‑health approach the nightlife community can use to reduce injuries and deaths at concerts and festivals. “Harm reduction is a pragmatic public health policy as opposed to an ideological public policy,” Talbot said, and described services DanceSafe offers at events.
Talbot said DanceSafe distributes earplugs and hearing‑protection information, hands out water and provides information about consent and safer sex, and offers counseling and first‑aid support at large events. He said the group also provides reagent (field) tests and safer snorting devices…
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