What Would Equitable Harm Reduction Look Like?
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DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.572
Abstract: Structural determinants of health frameworks must express antiracism to be effective, but racial and ethnic inequities are widely documented, even in harm reduction programs that focus on person-centered interventions. Harm reduction strategies should express social… read more here.
Keywords: equitable harm; look like; reduction look; reduction ... See more keywords
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
A pilot study of virtual Harm Reduction Talking Circles for American Indian and Alaska Native adults with alcohol use disorder.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23127
Abstract: Prior research suggests that culturally aligned, accessible and lower-barrier interventions are well-placed to align with the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Taking into account community members'… read more here.
Keywords: alcohol use; virtual hartc; harm; 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
Bridging the Gap in Harm Reduction Using Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00846-y
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic introduced additional health challenges for people who use substances (PWUS) amid the overdose crisis. Numerous harm reduction services, including supervised consumption sites (SCS) across Canada, faced shutdowns and reduced operating capacity in… read more here.
Keywords: covid pandemic; mobile overdose; reduction; overdose response ... 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
What Is the Point of Harm Reduction? A Relational Egalitarian Perspective
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123425000419
Abstract: Abstract Harm reduction is one of the most controversial and widely discussed approaches in public health and social policy, addressing a broad range of pressing societal issues, including drug addiction, sex work, alcohol and tobacco… read more here.
Keywords: reduction relational; reduction; harm reduction; relational egalitarian ... See more keywords