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When Harm Reduction Is Easy and Enjoyable, It’s More Effective
I know this from my time injecting meth. Many harm reduction resources reflect it. It applies to flavored vapes, too.
Psychology Today10mon
Harm Reduction
Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an ...
International Drug Policy Should Put Health First. That Means Discouraging Use | Opinion
Policymakers must work tirelessly to prevent kids from beginning drug use and help people with addiction to achieve ...
Oklahoma House passes bill to extend harm-reduction programs until 2027
House Bill 2012,which would extend the operations of state harm-reduction programs through July 1, 2027, was passed by the ...
Facts, not fear: Inside Mexico’s pioneering drug harm reduction programs
The programs aim to address drug use from a public health and social justice perspective, rather than a security one.
Oklahoma House votes in favor of Bill extending harm-reduction programs
Harm reduction services such as needle exchange programs and rapid sexually transmitted infection testing are set to expire ...
The New York Times11d
To Make Guns Less Dangerous, One Group Teaches Young People How to Use Them
An organization in Chicago is trying to apply a strategy used for fighting drug addiction to reduce gun violence. By Shaila Dewan Each year, the Chicago Police Department seizes about 10,000 ...
Convenience Store News1mon
The Harm Reduction Race
Smokefree products are picking up speed in the tobacco business. The race is on for success in harm reduction: encouraging smokers to switch completely to reduced risk alternatives. Evidence of ...