Midford, R, McBride, N & Munro, G 1998, `Harm reduction in school drug education: Developing an Australian approach', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 17, pp.317-328.Midford, R., McBride, N., & Munro, G. (1998). Harm reduction in school drug education: Developing an Australian ...
Steps formulated to reduce such harms need to be followed and the harm reduction approach of Australia is one such example. Harm reduction is based on the presumption that some people are not going to give up drugs even if they ar...
"What we all agree on is that it's really important that the full range of harm reduction options that are available in the broader community are mirrored in custodial settings if we are to successfully achieve public health outcomes for all." Policymakers must act Australia won't be able to...
Areas investigated include: the use of epidemiological data as a foundation for many harm-reduction strategies, the failure of harm minimization theories to deal adequately with the role of discourse in the drug policy arena, the harm minimization claim to amorality, the use of a utilitarian set...
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While school drug educationDrug education can be traced back to the temperance movement, the beginning of a scientific approach occurred in the 1960s, as a response to rising drug use by young people. Providing drug education in schools was seen as an im
families and the medical profession know that a child is deaf soon after birth. There is then no excuse for delaying supports with deaf children. A proactive approach of raising the child with sign language is both feasible and effective. Sign language is like a cognitive seat belt, protecting...
Better alternatives exist for those adult smokers who would otherwise continue to smoke. This is tobacco harm reduction.
Methadone maintenance treatment in Spain: the success of a harm reduction approach Problem During the 1980s, Spain had very strict laws limiting access to opioid agonist maintenance treatment (OAMT). Because of this, mortality among peopl... M Torrens,F Fonseca,C Castillo,... - 《Bulletin of...
A dramatic example of the benefits that can result from a harm reduction approach to drugs is seen with needle exchange programs. While prohibitionists argue that providing clean injection equipment promotes drug use, the facts do not support this contention. For example, the Australian needle excha...