While there is now a large pool of literature on various aspects of drug-related harm reduction, few studies have closely examined the nature and characteristics of harm reduction as a social movement. This research project outlines the history of a US social movement that has fought for the ...
The discussion between Hathaway (2001) and Keane (2003) exposes problems that have remained latent in harm reduction as a movement and as a practice since its inception. Hathaway calls for the need to discard value-neutrality in favour of a value-laden, moral commitment to harm reduction princi...
As we are social beings, prolonged lockdowns that have essentially restricted our movements to socialise and, to some extent, earn a living have been putting immense pressure on our well-being. The comfort that we find in binge drinking, eating, smoking and other unhealthy habits will unfortuna...
Harm reduction has been the single most influential idea impacting upon the drug treatment policy field over the last 30 years. From an initial concern to reduce the risk of HIV infection amongst injecting drug users harm reduction has grown to become a global social movement. As the fears ...
This double special issue of "The International Journal of Drug Policy" brings together a number of contributions on contemporary social theory and its relevance for drug research, drug policy and harm reduction. It begins with three commentaries. The first one argues that we need to 'revision' ...
After a decade of steady diffusion in the drugs field, the harm reduction movement, posing pragmatic public health solutions based on empirical analysis, is still hindered by dissension and general confusion as to its underlying ideals. Despite having short-term political advantages, its 'value-neutr...
This article examines harm reduction from a novel perspective. Its central thesis is that harm reduction is not only a social concept, but also a biological one. More specifically, evolution does not make moral distinctions in the selection process, but
The history of harm reduction in the USA has led to the development of some of the most important methods for treating persons for drug use disorders, such as methadone and buprenorphine for opiate use disorder. However, there has been fierce political resistance to implementation and scale-up ...
Presentation: Got Points? Social Network Harm Reduction Among Gay/Bi Crysal Users in Seattle, WA. Adam Hughes, A Hope Boston Needle Exchange, Boston, CA Presentation: Opiate Overdose Prevention Strategies Through Local Coalition Building Ajani C. Benjamin, Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center, New...
This paper reviews the development of early Soviet drug treatment approaches by focusing on the struggle for disciplinary power between leading social and mental hygienists and clinical psychiatrists as a defining moment for Soviet drug treatment special