With over 20 years of experience in the drugs field, Adriana Curado is a harm reduction advocate and community researcher at the Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT) in Lisbon. She has played a key role in designing and implementing harm reduction interventions for high-risk drug users, including the development of drug consumption rooms. She has also led community-based research projects and actively advocates for evidence-based drug policies in Portugal. More recently, under a KAC scholarship, she expanded her focus to tobacco harm reduction, working with people who use drugs and those experiencing homelessness. With a background in Psychology and Public Health, she is committed to advancing the rights and health of marginalized populations through pragmatic and inclusive harm reduction approaches. Her work highlights the intersection of drug policy, public health, and community-driven solutions, ensuring that the most vulnerable have access to safer alternatives and supportive services.
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How Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Reach Marginalised Communities? #GFN26
27 Jul 2026
What are the fundamental principles of harm reduction and how can they be applied to many areas of human activity? How can tobacco harm reduction be integrated into mainstream practice to reduce the harms of smoking for those most at risk – illicit drug users, those with poor mental health and others marginalised through economic and legal constraints? What are the obstacles to integration and how might we address and overcome these?