Harm Reduction: Concepts and Practice. A Policy Discussion Paper

Diane Riley International Harm Reduction Association Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ed Sawka Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Peter Conley Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

David Hewitt Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Wayne Mitic Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Christiane Poulin Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scoria, Canada

Robin Room Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Eric Single Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

John Topp Pavilion Foster (Treatment Centre), St-Philippe-de-Laprairie, Quebec, Canada

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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the context, definition, and key features of the harm reduction approach, and provides several examples of current programs in various countries. Both licit and illicit drugs are included in these illustrations. Some of the critical issues, and the strategies needed to advance harm reduction, are discussed. [Translations are provided in the International Abstracts Section of this issue.]

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