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Harm reduction--the cannabis paradox. [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2005 AbstractThis article examines harm reduction from a novel perspective. Its central thesis is that harm reduction is not only a social concept, but also a biological one. More specifically, evolution does not make moral distinctions in the selection process, but utilizes a cannabis-based approach to harm reduction in order to promote survival of the ...
Robert J. Melamede
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Harm reduction or harm maintenance? [PDF]
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2002 John P. Pierce
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For a renewed harm reduction model. [PDF]
Harm Reduct JIn the early 1990s, the spread of HIV among heroin injectors prompted a shift in drug policy internationally, including in France. This led to the emergence of a new policy known as Harm Reduction (HR) and related tools, including needle exchange programmes, opioid substitution therapy programmes to manage illicit opiate consumption, as well as ...
Chappard P, Pourchon F.
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Harm reduction in hospitals: is it time? [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2009 Abstract Among persons who inject drugs (IDU), illicit drug use often occurs in hospitals and contributes to patient expulsion and/or high rates of leaving against medical advice (AMA) when withdrawal is inadequately managed. Resultant disruptions in medical care may increase the likelihood of several harms including drug resistance to ...
Beth Rachlis +3 more
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50 years of harm reduction in Europe: high time for transformation [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalEurope has been the first home for the harm reduction movement, acknowledging its values and principles relatively early, although not without challenges.
Iga Jeziorska +2 more
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Harm reduction must be recognised an essential public health intervention during crises
Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 The COVID-19 had a substantial impact on the provision of harm reduction services for people who use drugs globally. These front-line public health interventions serve a population that due to stigma, discrimination and criminalisation, faces barriers to
Robert Csák +4 more
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives To assess the awareness and predictors of seeing/hearing a drug alert in British Columbia (BC) and subsequent drug use behaviour after seeing/hearing an alert.Methods This study analysed the 2021 BC harm reduction client survey (HRCS)—a cross ...
Jane A Buxton +8 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background Georgia has a significant risk of ongoing HIV and HCV outbreak. Within this context, harm reduction aims to reduce risk associated with drug use through community activities, such as peer recruitment and involvement.
Cale Lawlor +5 more
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The Olympics and harm reduction? [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2012 The current anti-doping policy ('war on doping') resembles the 'war on drugs' in several aspects, including a zero-tolerance approach, ideology encroaching on human rights and public health principles, high cost using public money for repression and control, and attempts to shape internationally harmonized legal frameworks to attain its aim ...
Kayser, Bengt E., Broers, Barbara
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Harm reduction in hospitals [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2017 Despite the high rates of hospitalization among people who use drugs (PWUD), harm reduction interventions have not been widely adopted in inpatient settings. We list several harm reduction practices that we believe should be considered in hospitals. Interventions to decrease stigma, including guidance regarding language and partnering with people with ...
Alexander Cauderella +5 more
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