Overdose Prevention Centers: An Essential Strategy to Address the Overdose Crisis.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22153
Abstract: In 2021, more than 107 000 people died from a drug overdose in the US,1 a 15% increase from 2020. Deaths involving cocaine increased 23%, and deaths involving methamphetamines or other stimulants increased 34%.1 Death… read more here.
Keywords: among people; opcs; harm reduction; overdose prevention ... See more keywords
Harm reduction acceptability and feasibility in a North American indigenous reserve community.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22859
Abstract: AIMS The present study assessed community and culturally alcohol-related harm among North American Indigenous (NAI) individuals, as well as the acceptability and feasibility of harm-reduction approaches in one reserve-based NAI community. METHODS Participants lived on… read more here.
Keywords: community; reduction; acceptability feasibility; harm reduction ... See more keywords
Harm Reduction and Adaptations Among PWUD in Rural Oregon During COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03141-4
Abstract: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may influence HIV/HCV transmission risk behaviors in rural communities. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with people who use drugs (PWUD) in five rural Oregon counties and asked about COVID-19 impact on… read more here.
Keywords: harm reduction; covid; rural oregon;
Community Perceptions of Comprehensive Harm Reduction Programs and Stigma Towards People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Virginia
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DOI: 10.1007/s10900-019-00732-8
Abstract: The spread of infectious diseases, including Human Immunodeficiency virus and Hepatitis C virus, is a major risk of injection drug use. The Center for Disease Control’s 2015 ranking of counties vulnerable to rapid dissemination of… read more here.
Keywords: community; harm reduction; reduction programs; virginia ... See more keywords
Supervised Injection Facilities as Harm Reduction: A Systematic Review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.017
Abstract: CONTEXT Supervised injection facilities are harm reduction interventions that allow people who inject drugs to use previously obtained substances under the supervision of health professionals. Although currently considered illegal under U.S. federal law, several U.S.… read more here.
Keywords: injection facilities; supervised injection; harm reduction; review ... See more keywords
2. To medicalize or not to medicalize, is that the question?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.11.063
Abstract: PROBLEM STATEMENT FGM is considered a harmful practice by WHO and SDG 5.3. However, FGM is increasingly being medicalized to reduce negative health effects, and is thus suggested as a harm reduction strategy in response… read more here.
Keywords: harm reduction; approach; medicalize medicalize; health ... See more keywords
Visibility of age restriction warnings, harm reduction messages and terms and conditions: a content analysis of paid-for gambling advertising in the United Kingdom.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.04.004
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The inclusion and design of age restriction warnings, harm reduction messages and terms and conditions (T&Cs) in gambling advertising is self-regulated in the United Kingdom. Our study examines the visibility and nature of this… read more here.
Keywords: harm reduction; reduction; age restriction; reduction messages ... See more keywords
[Electronic cigarettes: harm reduction or harm prolongation?]
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DOI: 10.1055/a-2034-6214
Abstract: This paper deals with the question of whether electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can minimize the proven harm of smoking tobacco or may lead to a long-term harm. While the British Royal College of Physicians recommends smokers… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; cigarettes harm; electronic cigarettes; harm reduction ... See more keywords
A Systematized Review of Drug-checking and Related Considerations for Implementation as A Harm Reduction Intervention
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DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2022.2028203
Abstract: ABSTRACT Drug-checking services (DCS) provide people who use drugs (PWUD) the opportunity to have their substances tested before consumption. Though some suggest they may have adverse consequences, DCS have been introduced as a harm reduction… read more here.
Keywords: drug checking; drug; systematized review; harm reduction ... See more keywords
Addressing adolescent substance use with a public health prevention framework: the case for harm reduction
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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2104922
Abstract: Abstract Adolescence is a developmental stage defined in part by risk-taking. Risk-taking is critical to normal development and has important benefits including trying new activities and exploring new relationships. Risk-taking is also associated with the… read more here.
Keywords: substance use; use; harm reduction;
Adaptation of the Tele-Harm Reduction intervention to promote initiation and retention in buprenorphine treatment among people who inject drugs: a retrospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2182908
Abstract: Abstract Background: At the start of the pandemic, relaxation of buprenorphine prescribing regulations created an opportunity to create new models of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) delivery and care. To expand and improve access… read more here.
Keywords: retention; tele harm; buprenorphine; harm reduction ... See more keywords