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Controlled drinking, harm reduction and their roles in the response to alcohol-related problems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This article first distinguishes three meanings of the term ‘harm reduction’ in the literature on alcohol problems: a European sense in which a change in drinking is not necessarily required; an American sense which includes the controlled drinking (CD ...
Heather, Nick
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Harm reduction among injecting drug users - evidence of effectiveness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This chapter synthesises and evaluates the available direct evidence relating to the impact of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution treatment (OST), drug consumption rooms (DCRs), and peer naloxone distribution (PND) on HIV/hepatitis
Goldberg, David   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Examining prevalence and correlates of smoking opioids in British Columbia: opioids are more often smoked than injected

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background British Columbia (BC) is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. Since 2017, smoking illicit drugs has been the leading mode of drug administration causing overdose death.
Stephanie Parent   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decolonizing drug policy

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2021
This paper reviews evidence of how drug control has been used to uphold colonial power structures in select countries. It demonstrates the racist and xenophobic impact of drug control policy and proposes a path to move beyond oppressive systems and ...
Colleen Daniels   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

BP Reduction, Kidney Function Decline, and Cardiovascular Events in Patients without CKD. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT), intensive systolic BP treatment (target
Dias, C   +4 more
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Achieving meaningful participation of people who use drugs and their peer organizations in a strategic research partnership

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background Peer-led programs with people who use drugs (PWUD) have been a key characteristic of the harm reduction in many countries, including their involvement in research.
Graham Brown   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Remote harm reduction services are key solutions to reduce the impact of COVID-19-like crises on people who use drugs: evidence from two independent structures in France and in the USA

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Harm Reduction (HR) policies for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) have a significant positive impact on their health. Such approaches limit the spread of infections and reduce opioid overdose mortality.
Magally Torres-Leguizamon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Not all screens are created equal: examination of surface features and other physical properties of commonly used screen materials for smoking drugs

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Brass screens are considered an essential part of the safer drug smoking/inhalation supplies and are widely distributed by harm reduction programs in Canada.
Bradley J. Diak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Critical appraisal of the European Union Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) Preliminary Opinion on electronic cigarettes

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background In preparation for the 2021 revision of the European Union Tobacco Products Directive, the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has posted its Preliminary Opinion on Electronic Cigarettes.
Renée O’Leary   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Harm reduction as a strategy for supporting people who self-harm on mental health wards : the views and experiences of practitioners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Harm reduction has had positive outcomes for people using sexual health and substance misuse services. Clinical guidance recommends these approaches may be appropriately adopted by mental health practitioners when managing some people who ...
James, Karen   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

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