Harm Reduction Flashcards
Harm Reduction (a,b)?
Hints: is an, seeks
Policies Program Practices
A. Harm Reduction is an
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B. that seeks
»_space; ——-
++ associated with addiction and substance use,
XX ——- requiring people who use substances»_space; ——-.
Harm Reduction (a,b filled up)?
Hints: is an, seeks
A. Harm Reduction is an
- evidence-based,
- client-centered approach
B. that seeks»_space; to reduce the health and social harms ++ associated with addiction and substance use,
XX without necessarily requiring people who use substances»_space; from abstaining or stopping.
Harm Reduction (c,d)?
Hints: acknowledges, provides
C. Harm reduction acknowledges that
= ——- and ——-
may not be ——- to ——-
from their substance of choice.
D. The harm reduction approach provides
»_space; ——- + to engage with ——-
in a non-judgmental way ++ that will ‘——-.’
Harm Reduction (c,d filled up)?
Hints: acknowledges, provides
C. Harm reduction acknowledges that
= many individuals coping with addiction
and problematic substance use
may not be in a position to remain abstinent
from their substance of choice.
D. The harm reduction approach provides
»_space; an option for users + to engage with
peers, medical and social services
in a non-judgmental way
++ that will ‘meet them where they are.’
Harm Reduction - 1
Harm Reduction is an ——, —— approach that seeks to —— the —— and —— harms associated with —— and ——, without necessarily —— people who use substances from —— or ——.
Harm Reduction is an evidence-based, client-centered approach that seeks to reduce the health and social harms associated with addiction and substance use, without necessarily requiring people who use substances from abstaining or stopping.
Harm Reduction - 2
Harm reduction acknowledges that many individuals coping with —— and —— use may not be —— to —— from their ——.
The harm reduction approach provides —— for users to —— peers, medical and social services —— that will ‘——.’
Harm reduction acknowledges that many individuals coping with addiction and problematic substance use may not be in a position to remain abstinent from their substance of choice. The harm reduction approach provides an option for users to engage with peers, medical and social services in a non-judgemental way that will ‘meet them where they are.’
The values of harm reduction
What is a harm reduction approach?
A harm reduction approach aims to reduce the negative consequences of using psychoactive substances, without necessarily reducing substance use itself.
Key Principles of Harm Reduction
Pragmatism
Human Rights
Focus on Harms
Priority of Immediate Goals
Key Principles of Harm Reduction
Why do we need to understand the benefits of drug use?
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Understanding the potential social benefits of drug use may also enhance drug rehabilitation programs. Strategies to help people rebuild social ties, friendships and support networks could be important in supporting the long-term cessation of drug use.
Key Principles of Harm Reduction
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Understanding the potential social benefits of drug use may also enhance drug rehabilitation programs. Strategies to help people rebuild social ties, friendships and support networks could be important in supporting the long-term cessation of drug use.
Key principles of harm reduction
Pragmatism
Non-medical use of psychoactive substances is a universal cultural phenomenon.
Despite the risks, drug use may also provide people and society with benefits that
must be taken into account.
* Pleasure is not just physical.
Pleasure is an obvious part of drug use and the short-term physical benefits are well known. Drugs can produce a “high”, give people energy, make them feel good, reduce stress, and aid sleep.
The social benefits of drug use are more complex to quantify. But there are now numerous studies showing people use alcohol or other drugs in social settings such as bars, clubs, and parties to enhance their interactions with others through increased confidence, greater sociability, and less anxiety.
Key principles of harm reduction
Human rights
Respect the person’s right to receive care and services, and to make choices for their
own lives.
Suspend moral judgment and focus instead on the person’s right to human dignity.
- significantly better social outcomes
- a higher level of resilience,
- less experience with HIV-related stigma, and
- a greater sense of support from other people living with HIV as well as from their gay and bisexual friends.
Key principles of harm reduction
Focus on harms
The person’s drug use is secondary to the harm associated with that use.
The priority is to decrease the negative effects of drug use, rather than decrease drug use itself.
Strategies to reduce harm must be identified in all settings (at the leadership and front-line levels), and across the continuum of care.
Key principles of harm reduction
Priority of immediate goals
Harm reduction focuses on “meeting the person where they are at” and their immediate needs for care and services.
https://theconversation.com/drug-use-can-have-social-benefits-and-acknowledging-this-could-improve-rehabilitation-93978
But this study does encourage us to consider the social losses some people might encounter if they stop drug use. Friendship, connection, intimacy and sex are fundamental to humanity. If these are strongly tied to the social circles in which a person consumes drugs, their social and emotional well-being may suffer if they cease drug use.
For people living with HIV, who may have experienced HIV-related stigma or rejection by sexual partners, access to social and sexual networks in which they feel accepted may be part of the appeal of party drugs.
