harm 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 eliminate ...
A. , (Eds) ( 1993 ) Preface . Psychoactive Drugs and Harm-reduction: From Faith to Science , pp. v – ix ( London , Whurr Publishers). Heather N, Wodak A, Nadelmann E, O'Hare P (1994). Psychoactive drugs & harm reduction: from faith to science.Whurr Publishers. London....
In this case, countries where drugs are seen as a security concern are less likely to adopt these harm reduction policies. For that purpose, I will compare Colombia and Uruguay's political, normative, and social aspects, which are considered drivers in the adoption of harm reduction policies, ...
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 ...
Preface: Drugs, Homelessness & Health: Homeless Youth Speak Out About Harm Reduction (2010) Youth who are homeless in Toronto face many challenges, from meeting basic needs to navigating our complex service system, to finding housing and other supports to help stabilize their lives. These challeng...
Harm Reduction: An advocacy group for those addicted While addiction will affect people no matter their race, gender, or walk of life, there is a lack of compassionate care amongst those who are seeking help. This can be due to the fact that social inequity can play a role. For this rea...
“Rhana’s presentations have educated students about drugs without shaming them for using them, allowing them to make their own decision using the knowledge that they have gained.” -12th grade Student (OUSD) ”I wish more programs were taught like this. With this way of learning, students ...
Educating young people about drugs: a systematic review Aims. To assess the effectiveness of interventions directed at the prevention or reduction of use of illicit substances by young people or those directed a... D White,M Pitts - 《Addiction》...
The Eurasian Harm Reduction assessment of young peoples' (under 25) drug use, risk behaviours and service availability and accessibility confirms, young people at risk of injecting, or those already experimenting with injecting drugs, find themselves isolated from health and prevention services, which ...
Possessing Drugs, Possessing Rights: Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform in Argentina 来自 掌桥科研 喜欢 0 阅读量: 9 作者: S Harris 摘要: Argentina's national drug law, Law 23.737, has been in effect since 1989. Based on prohibitionist drug policy, this law was intended to severely punish...