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The Holistic Health Recovery Program (HHRP)

[formerly Holistic Harm Reduction Program] - A CDC DEBI (Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions) Project
Margolin, A, Avants, SK, Warburton, LA, Hawkins, KA, & Shi, J. (2003). A randomized clinical trial of a manual-guided risk reduction intervention for HIV-positive injection drug users. Health Psychology, 22(2), 223-228.

Avants, SK, Margolin, A, Usubiaga, MH, & Doebrick, C. (2004). Targeting HIV-related outcomes with intravenous drug users maintained on methadone: A randomized clinical trial of a harm reduction group therapy. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 26-67-78.

HHRP Training

Click here for an audio/visual presentation provided to Capacity Building Assistance Providers (CBAs) at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on May 27, 2004

Note: Acrobat Reader Required. Visual presentation is in pdf format with embedded mp3 audio files that play automatically when each page is opened (14 MB).

HHRP Treatment Manuals.


HHRP+ -- an intervention specifically for HIV-positive drug users: HHRP -- an intervention specifically for drug users of unknown HIV serostatus: