... people who use drugs. The author talks about the author’s work as a drugs practitioner and mourns the vandalism of the UK’s harm reduction and drug treatment system. This paper describes the opportunity to use drug policy reform as a progressive electoral agenda to begin the journey towards racial...

... , R.L. and Voth , E.A. (1995), “ Drug legalization, harm reduction, and drug policy ”, Annals of Internal Medicine , Vol. 123 No. 6 , pp. 461 - 465 , available at: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-6-199509150-00011 Englund , A. , Morrison , P. , Atakan , Z. , Kralj...

... with “social” job responsibilities (87%) (Table 2). Italy Harm reduction Service providers Naloxone Overdose THN Since the 1980s, preventing fatal opioid overdoses (ODs) has been one of the major priorities of drug policies around the world. In Europe it has been one of the goals – the other...

... 8th district office, the Hungarian Government did not only hinder harm reduction in the area but it had also rendered tacit knowledge associated with the needle exchange programme as a “drug place” inaccessible. Originality/value The paper is a melancholy intervention – an attempt to preserve...

...Joachim Körkel Purpose This paper aims to present the theoretical foundation and practical approach of “open-target addiction treatment” (OTAT). Traditional treatment programmes are usually-oriented towards fixed predefined goals (abstinence, reduced consumption and harm reduction) and often focus...

... for the use of pharmaceuticals in relapse prevention of alcohol dependence in 2010 and approved an “intermediate harm reduction goal.” Accordingly, a key goal of its treatment is defined as a „clinically significant “reduction of alcohol consumption by 50%, 70% and 90% of the quantity and complete abstinence...

... for prevention, harm reduction and policy interventions. Policy Young people Prevention Harm reduction Nitrous oxide Recreational use Nitrous oxide (N₂O) use for recreational purposes appears to have increased in countries including Denmark, Australia, The Netherlands and the UK...

...Renée O'Leary; Riccardo Polosa Purpose This paper aims to overview the need for tobacco harm reduction, the consumer products that facilitate tobacco harm reduction and the barriers to its implementation. The worldwide endemic of tobacco smoking results in the death of over seven million smokers...

.... Elements of responsible use include sharing stories, advice and experiences, reagent testing substances, proper dosing and education on harm reduction and its practical implication. Investigating psychonauts’ substance use can highlight what responsible use means for them and could inform best practices...

... research and data collection, prevention, treatment and harm reduction and sustainable livelihoods. Originality/value The paper emphasizes the need for West African countries to seize the opportunity created by the ineffectiveness and weakening of the prohibition regime as well as new treaty...

... focussed on NPS. Sara Rolando can be contacted at: rolando@eclectica.it 08 10 2018 27 03 2019 23 05 2019 22 07 2019 24 07 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Qualitative methods Harm reduction...

.... Findings Participants were aware of drug-related risks and implemented strategies to reduce harm to health. Protective measures fell into two broad categories: marketing and consumption. They noted the instability of SC products and consumer manipulation through packaging. Harm reduction (HR) strategies...

...Sonia Bergamo; Giuseppe Parisi; Paolo Jarre Purpose Efforts to establish harm reduction interventions in Italy have persisted since the mid-1990s. Despite this, no sanctioned SIF has ever been implemented. The purpose of this paper is to provide information about a 10 year unsanctioned drug user...

...Sara Rolando; Franca Beccaria Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse dynamics amongst members to better understand in what terms and to what extent marketplace forums can be seen as new forms of harm reduction. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative analysis focused...

... of illicit drugs, vlogging may also be understood as a context for harm reduction. Manning (2014) mentions that within YouTube, a kind of drug education is found that is different from official one. Official drug education may be criticized and challenged by the vlogs due to the fact that the information...

...Marcus Day Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present evidence of the therapeutic value of cannabis as a harm reduction intervention with people who smoke crack cocaine. Design/methodology/approach A desk study of published peer-reviewed material supporting the use of cannabis...

...Andrew Misell Purpose Programmes to promote alcohol awareness and harm reduction in the general population often take an atomised approach, encouraging individual drinkers to understand their unit intake and adjust it accordingly. Although many public health practitioners harbour doubts about...

... of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in HIV prevention in high-risk groups and harm reduction. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the analysis of the case of Alliance of Public Health, one of the principal recipients of the Global Fund to Fight Tuberculosis, AIDS and Malaria...

... on HIV/AIDS has been undertaking in October 2016. Peer-reviewed, grey literature, policy documents, UN reports and news reports were used to gather information on the country’s response to drugs internally and externally. Findings Despite its limited regional influence on harm reduction and declining...

...Gerry V. Stimson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the response to HIV/AIDS and drug use (drugs harm reduction) with tobacco harm reduction. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of historical and contemporary sources, combined with personal knowledge of key stakeholders...