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Showing 1 to 20 of 126 for “"harm reduction"”.
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Navigating Harm Reduction
… First transitional shelter in San Francisco, CA. Harm reduction is widely utilized within the Housing First model. Harm reduction uses multiple practical interventions as an approach to reduce the negative consequences linked to substance use. A thorough investigation of harm reduction best …
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Harm Reduction of Unsafe Abortion in Latin America
… discuss how Socorristas en Red has decreased the harm of unsafe abortion in Argentina by providing women seeking illegal abortions with information on misoprostol as a safer alternative.
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Participant Generated Outcomes of Two Harm Reduction Programs
"Born of the desire to prevent the spread of HIV, harm reduction emerges as a new treatment model for drug and alcohol abuse. Of significance is its emphasis on treating users ""where they are"" and low-threshold requirements for treatment, contrasting with the abstinence requirement of the …
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Development, implementation and evaluation of harm reduction techniques for drug users.
… services for drug users is no exception to this. Harm reduction is a broad term used to describe drug policies and interventions that aim to reduce the risks to the individual and society, recognising that drug use is an inevitable part of society. Arguably, attention has largely focused on …
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Harm Reduction As The Commons of Care: Three Case Studies in Toronto
… over hopelessness. Following the principles of harm reduction, I contend that harm is inevitable in any assemblage. Further, while harms cannot be eliminated, the magnitude of their impact can be reduced. And sometimes, that’s all we can do. Fundamentally, this project is about doing something, …
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Providing Mental Health Counseling Services at Harm Reduction Programs: A Review of the Literature
… need for mental health counseling services at harm reduction programs and seeks to answer the question of why mental health services may be beneficial to harm reduction programs and how best to implement and enact these services. It covers the rationale for providing these services, such as the …
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Drug Use and Harm Reduction: Community Readiness As Pathway To Well-Being And Reintegration
… life and well-being of those who use drugs; this harm often extends to their loved ones, communities, and society. One presumptive set of psychological explanations for drug abuse is an addictive personality, a psychological susceptibility resulting from challenging family relationships, …
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Governing harm: the politics of survival in the era of harm reduction in India
… aimed to understand the policy context of the harm reduction paradigm in New Delhi, India and detail its implications for drug users on the ground. In order to do so, my research posed two key questions. How are the state, NGOs and international organizations interact, negotiate and construct …
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The social construction of harm reduction expertise: disjointed actors across a fragmented urban health landscape
… and the focus of this dissertation, is harm reduction (HR)—the loosely unifying set of beliefs and practices centered around “meeting a person where they are, without leaving them there.” In 2021, I began to research the harm reduction landscape in Philadelphia with several questions: …
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Perceived harms and benefits of parental cannabis use, and parents’ reports regarding harm-reduction strategies
… family members’ perceptions of the benefits and harms of cannabis use and the strategies parents used to minimise cannabis-related harm to themselves and their children. In depth, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 43 individuals from 13 families, producing a series of family case …
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Come as You Are: The Acceptability of Harm Reduction Approaches for Opioid Use Disorder among Professional Counselors
… decades, the Opioid Epidemic has caused immense harm to communities nationwide. Over 400,000 fatal opioid overdoses occurred in the United States between 1999 and 2017 (CDC, 2019). Professional counselors are among the front-line treatment providers addressing substance use, including Opioid Use …
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Impact and reach of a peer-led health education intervention utilizing harm reduction strategies in an incarcerated population
… intervention aimed to increase knowledge and harm reduction techniques among incarcerated individuals prior to returning to their communities. The model is innovative by incorporating a variety of teaching modalities, including face-to-face education, group discussions and the Project ECHO® …
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Needles in a Haystack: Perceptions of Deservingness on the Implementation of Harm Reduction Programs in the American Midwest
… behavior contribute to a reticence to implement harm reduction programs, often due to the influence of in-group isolation and the social phenomenon known as “not-in-my-backyard.” Indiana is found to be an outlier even among the Midwestern states in its negative response to opioid epidemic victims …
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Heroin and methadone substitution treatments : harm reduction and the effectiveness of 'flexible' prescribing for the treatment of opioid dependency
… option. Injectable (and smokable) diamorphine (pharmaceutical heroin) began to be prescribed in a small number of drug dependency units under the direction of local psychiatrists, including two in North West England. One hundred and thirty three registered drug users were interviewed between …
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“I Use Because I'm in Pain”: Perspectives on Harm Reduction Services and Unmet Needs Among People Who Use Fentanyl
… King County pledging over $10 million to harm reduction measures in 2021, overdose deaths in the area have steadily risen with increasing rates predominantly caused by an increase in use of illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid much stronger than heroin. Previous studies have shown …
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Innovation and Advocacy in Perinatal Harm Reduction by Birth Workers and Perinatal Workforce Providers: A Qualitative Study Utilizing Narrative Inquiry
… presents the perspectives of perinatal harm reduction birth professionals who work with birthing people who use substances. The perspectives and applications highlighted in this dissertation can be used as a model for more widespread implementation of perinatal harm reduction as a …
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DETERMINING FACTORS FOR IMPROVED UPTAKE OF HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES: A STUDY OF INCLUSIVE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE MESSAGING
<p>Harm reduction refers to public health policies and programs aimed at decreasing the adverse consequences associated with drug use. While harm reduction services (e.g., syringe exchange programs) can mitigate health risks, marginalized groups face barriers to service access and utilization, …
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Understanding the Determinants of Policy Performance in Collaborative Context: The Case of Drug Harm Reduction Services in Central-Eastern Europe
… holistic, complex picture of the performance of harm reduction policy in the region. The work contains the following contributions: The first paper: • The results confirm the association between using a morality frame to shape drug policy and poor harm reduction policy performance, and between a …
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