Search
Search Results
-
The joy and pain of being a harm reduction worker: a qualitative study of the meanings about harm reduction in Brazil
BackgroundAlthough harm reduction is highlighted as an effective intervention for alcohol and drug use, a funding gap for harm reduction...
-
Harm reduction social work with people who use drugs: a qualitative interview study with social workers in harm reduction services in Sweden
BackgroundSocial work with people who use drugs (PWUD) has traditionally focused on abstinence and rehabilitation. In recent years, harm reduction...
-
A thematic analysis of MDMA-related harm and harm reduction experiences and knowledge in Aotearoa New Zealand
BackgroundMethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a popular drug worldwide and use is prevalent in Aotearoa New Zealand. Although associated with...
-
Harm reduction behaviours and harm experiences of people who use 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in Aotearoa New Zealand
Background3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is drug of high prevalence in Aotearoa New Zealand and is the primary drug analysed by legal drug...
-
Gambling harm prevention and harm reduction in online environments: a call for action
BackgroundGambling is increasingly offered and consumed in online and mobile environments. The digitalisation of the gambling industry poses new...
-
How an emergency department is organized to provide opioid-specific harm reduction and facilitators and barriers to harm reduction implementation: a systems perspective
BackgroundThe intersection of dual public health emergencies—the COVID-19 pandemic and the drug toxicity crisis—has led to an urgent need for acute...
-
First German-speaking harm reduction conference in Vienna
The first Harm Reduction DACH Conference [DACH = D (Germany), A (Austria), CH (Switzerland)] took place in Vienna on June 23rd, 2023, and focused on...
-
Ups and downs of addiction harm reduction in Iran: key insights and implications for harm reduction policy and policing
Drug use is a critical behavioral disorder or a delinquency behavior (in the judiciary system's words) that comes with a burden at multiple levels:...
-
Cannabis donation as a harm reduction strategy: a case study
BackgroundThe United States (US) continues to experience unprecedented rates of overdose mortality and there is increased need to identify effective...
-
Perspectives of U.S. harm reduction advocates on persuasive message strategies
BackgroundThe messages used to communicate about harm reduction are critical in garnering public support for adoption of harm reduction...
-
Elucidating Harm Reduction Principles in a Client-Centered Representative Payee Program
Harm Reduction seeks to mitigate harms associated with health behaviors without the expectation that these behaviors be extinguished completely....
-
Community Support for Harm Reduction and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
As the opioid epidemic continues, availability of evidence-based strategies for harm reduction and treatment in communities is critical to reduce...
-
Harm reduction workforce, behavioral health, and service delivery in the USA: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundDespite recent financial and policy support for harm reduction in the USA, information on the types of workers within organizations who...
-
A qualitative exploration of health care workers’ approaches to relational harm reduction in HIV primary care settings
BackgroundStructural harm reduction is an approach to care for people who use drugs (PWUD) that incorporates services and resources (e.g., naloxone,...
-
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on harm reduction services in Catalonia: the experience of people who use drugs and harm reduction professionals
BackgroundHarm reduction services and professionals have had to reorganise and adapt to COVID-19 prevention measures while still ensuring health and...
-
School-based harm reduction with adolescents: a pilot study
A pilot study of Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens showed significant results pre to post curriculum with high school freshmen. Negative...
-
“We do it ourselves”: strengths and opportunities for improving the practice of harm reduction
BackgroundUnprecedented increases in substance-related overdose fatalities have been observed in Texas and the U.S. since the onset of the COVID-19...
-
Women who use drugs: engagement in practices of harm reduction care
BackgroundHarm reduction services that employ or are operated by people who use drugs are an effective means of mitigating overdose risks and other...
-
Tabak Harm Reduction: Die Notwendigkeit eines Paradigmenwechsels in der deutschen Tabakkontrollpolitik
The consumption of tobacco continues to be the greatest preventable health risk in Germany. Every year, more than 127,000 people die prematurely as...
-
Substance use, harm reduction attitudes and behaviors among attendees of nature rave parties in Israel
BackgroundFew studies have analyzed harm reduction behaviors and attitudes among rave party attendees. Since the late 1980s, there has been a large...
