Table 4

Current Messages which need Reframing

Current message...

Replace with...

Prisoners don't deserve to be looked after like this

This is about protecting prison officers from unregulated NSPs

NSPs put prison officers at risk

Regulated NSPs address the risks that currently exist and were demonstrated in the case of Geoff Pearce

NSPs will increase drug use

NSPs will provide a useful avenue to engage with drug users and perhaps divert them into treatment.

An NSP is essentially condoning drug use

NSPs are about controlling injecting equipment and they currently exist in the community alongside bans on drugs.

Mogg and Levy Harm Reduction Journal 2009 6:7   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-6-7