About

Stay Safe Seattle (S-cubed) is a local chapter of the national organization DanceSafe, a non-profit harm reduction organization promoting health and safety within the youth music community.

Our basic activity is staffing harm reduction booths at raves, nightclubs, and other dance events, where we distribute condoms, earplugs, general safety information, and educational material about drugs.

In regards to our policy on drugs, we utilize a "harm reduction" approach, which means we offer non-abstentionist health and safety information. While abstention is the best way to avoid the harms associated with drug use, we recognize that there will always be people who use drugs, despite prohibition, harsh penalties, and other risks involved. Our goal, therefore, is to reduce drug-related harm by providing accurate drug information and useful health and safety services to people who wish to say informed or choose, for whatever reason, to use drugs recreationally.

Our services are directed toward casual, non-addicted drug users. Non-addicted users are an underserved population within the harm reduction movement, despite the fact tat they comprise the vast majority of recreational drug users in our society. Many organizations and agencies exist that provide services for physically dependent users. We hope to fill this gap. We always refer people in need of treatment for addiction to the appropriate organizations.

We are not limited in our scope, though, and as we continue to grow, the breadth and depth of our organization will increase. In time, we wish to cover more types of safety education and partner with others, whether they be governmental, non-governmental, or corporate to increase community stewardship and safety.

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