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illicit drugsharm reductionnewspaperqualitativeIllicit drug abuse remains a serious problem in the United States. While contemporary U.S. drug policies emphasize a prohibitionist "War on Drugs," other countries have embraced public health based harm reduction. Whereas the current U.S. policy aims to...
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Qualitative inquiry into perceptions of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs living with hepatitis C in Seattle, WA, USA. January 01, 2022 [MEDLINE Abstract] « Previous Next » Journal Information Mission Statement:Harm Reduction Journal is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, ...
As part of these efforts, the Shout Clinic has conducted a comprehensive new study that provides important information about the health needs and issues of Toronto youth who are homeless and use drugs. This research reinforces the critical role of harm reduction and other health and social ...
Information was obtained from electronic searches through PubMed and Google, with additional information obtained through site-specific searches, such as United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Selected search words were: opium, Afghanistan, trafficking, Central Asia, and heroin. While we ...
How Might Harm Reduction Help Against the Opioid Crisis? For years, the U.S. has seen wave after wave ofoverdosedeaths from prescription and illegal versions of powerful drugs called opioids. During the COVID-19pandemic, overdose deaths from drugs, including certain types of opioids, only went...
Exposure to HIV risks among young people who use drugs (YPUD) in three cities in Vietnam: time to develop targeted interventions. January 24, 2020 [MEDLINE Abstract] Convenience and comfort: reasons reported for using drugs alone among clients of harm reduction sites in British Columbia, Canada...
Harm reduction — providing a safer way to use drugs — has become a topic of passionate debate in this Philadelphia neighborhood.
TheHarm Reduction Journalis compiling research articles and commentaries to the thematic series:Young people, drugs and harm reduction.With support from the Robert Carr Fund, Youth RISE is supporting the open access fees for a select number of accepted publications. Submissions included a wide range ...