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Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour

Richard Pates, Diane Riley · ISBN 9781405182973
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Publisher John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Author(s) Richard Pates / Diane Riley
Edition 1
Published 27th July 2012
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Harm Reduction is a philosophy of public health intended as a
progressive alternative to the prohibition of certain potentially
dangerous lifestyle choices. Recognising that certain people always
have and always will engage in behaviours which carry risks, the
aim of harm reduction is to mitigate the potential dangers and
health risks associated with those behaviours.




Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour offers a
comprehensive exploration of the policy, practice and evidence base
of harm reduction. Starting with a history of harm reduction, the
book addresses key ethical and legal issues central to the debates
and developments in the field. It discusses the full range of
psychoactive substances, behaviours and communities with chapters
on injecting, dance drugs, stimulant use, tobacco harm reduction,
alcohol use and sex work.


Written by an international team of contributors, this text
provides an essential panorama of harm reduction in the 21st
century for educators and researchers in addiction and public
health, postgraduate students and policy makers.


 

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