In a world where obesity has now reached epidemic proportions, a thorough understanding of the underlying causes of the problem is essential if society, public health initiatives and government policies are to successfully address the issue. The obesogenic environment describes all the possible ...
Synonyms Harm minimization ; Risk reduction Definition Harm reduction is a public health framework that refers to policies, programs, and practices that focus on reducing potentially adverse health, social, and economic consequences related to engagement in high-risk behaviors. Harm reduction has been ...
FAS is caused by prenatal exposure to high levels of alcohol; however, the definition of "high" is not specific. For example, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) definition includes terms such as "substantial, regular intake or heavy episodic drinking" as well as associated alcohol related effects,...
Some harm reduction services usefentanyltest strips. Fentanyl is a lab-made opioid that’s up to 100 times stronger thanmorphine, and people who sell illegal versions of it sometimes mix it with other drugs, likeheroin,cocaine,methamphetamine, andMDMA. So you may not even realize you’re taki...
Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) often have concurrent use of non-opioid substances. When patients enter opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), less is known about outcomes regarding the use of other types of drugs. Here we aimed to investigate changes in substance use among patients enteri...
Substance Use during Pregnancy and a Women Centered Harm Reduction Approach : challenging the mother and baby divide...3 Literature Review ...
Substance use, HIV infection and the harm reduction approach in sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Drug Policy 1998;9:315-323.Adelekan, M. L. (1998). Substance use, HIV infection and the harm reduction approach in sub-Saharan Africa. ... ML Adelekan - 《International Journal of Drug Policy》 ...
Additionally, the city offers a harm reduction drop-in centre, a mobile DCR (Dietze et al., 2012) and a mobile Rationale behind the Barcelona model The Barcelona model ascribes to a definition of “substance use disorders” as a chronic and relapsing-remitting health problem characterized by ...
Background and Method: A systematic literature review was conducted to examine associations between self-harm, substance use, and negative affect in nonclinical samples. Results: Forty-two articles describing 36 studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria. Findings indicated that individuals ...
During OMT, impulsive and uncontrolled substance use just prior to the violent acts that the participants were imprisoned for was reported. Yet, to conduct a (violent) criminal act does not necessarily imply that one is without moral principles. The study participants maintain moral standards, ...