HIT delivers effective interventions on drugs, community safety and other public health concerns. We produce publications, run mass media campaigns, deliver training, organise conferences and provide consultancy to individuals, community groups, health and social care and criminal justice agencies locally, nationally and at an international level.

HIT Training

HIT is the premier training provider of drug and alcohol education in the UK with our history going back to the early days of harm reduction in Liverpool in the 1980s. By commissioning HIT to come to you, you will:

Save on travel time and costs
Save on accommodation costs
Ensure that a core team have had the same training

HIT Training Courses

Remote Training

Many of the courses our trainers deliver can be adapted to online delivery using platforms like Zoom, Skype or Microsoft Teams.

If you would like to talk to us about the feasibility of this option for any course you are interested in please let us know via our training enquiry form.

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2026 HIT Hot Topics Conference

Bold Conversations, Real Impact
Date: 13 November 2026, 9am-5pm
Venue: The Liverpool Hilton

HIT Hot Topics returns on Friday 13 November 2026. We’ve started announcing speakers, with more announced soon, tickets are now available.

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What is Harm Reduction?

It’s what we’re all about

You’ll see lots of reference to Harm Reduction here on the HIT site, our history of providing Harm Reduction training, campaigns and innovations goes back to the very start in the 1980s… but what is harm reduction?

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HIT Hot Topics

HIT’s Annual Conference

Each year HIT holds the Hot Topics Conference in Liverpool, UK. Full of great speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise about the most important topics in the drugs field, this conference has become one of the most important and popular drug related events in the UK.

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Not Bad for a Boy from Bootle

Pat O’Hare got involved in harm reduction before most people knew what to call it. In this autobiography, Pat looks back on the experiences, people and ideas that have shaped his life – from his early years and family life to his part in the emergence of harm reduction as an international movement.

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