PDF-[BOOK]-Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction

From one of the bravest smartest writers about addiction anywhere Johann Hari New York Times bestselling authorthe untold story of harm reduction a surprisingly simple idea with enormous power Drug overdoses now kill more Americans annually than guns cars or breast cancer But we have tried to solve this national crisis with policies that only made matters worse In the name of sending the right message we have maximized the spread of infectious disease torn families apart incarcerated millions of mostly Black and Brown peopleand utterly failed to either prevent addiction or make effective treatment for it widely available   There is another way one that is proven to work However it runs counter to much of the received wisdom of our criminal and medical industrial complexes It is called harm reduction Developed and championed by an outcast group of people who use drugs and by former users and public health geeks harm reduction offers guidance on how to save lives and improve health And it provides a way of understanding behavior and culture that has relevance far beyond drugs   In a spellbinding narrative rooted in an urgent call to action Undoing Drugs tells the story of how a small group of committed people changed the world illuminating the power of a great idea It illustrates how hard it can be to take on widely accepted conventional wisdomand what is necessary to overcome this resistance It is also about how personal direct human connection and kindness can inspire profound transformation Ultimately Undoing Drugs offers a path forwardrevolutionizing not only the treatment of addiction but also our treatment of behavioral and societal issues. Drug policy special session . AIDS 2014 . Melbourne 1300-1400 22 July. Dr. Alex Wodak AM. a. lex.wodak@gmail.com. 1. Basis current global drug policy?. Three international drug treaties. Multiple UN agencies. Moral Decision Making . and Attitudes toward . Drug Use and Harm Reduction. Jennifer R. Williams. Claremont Graduate University. Perilou Goddard & Kathleen Fuegen. Northern Kentucky University. Why is harm reduction (HR) still rejected in much of the U.S.?. Who Use Drugs . QuIHN’s Mission . Our . mission is to provide innovative . health services . addressing a range of drug related issues to illicit drug users and the wider community throughout Queensland.. Media strategy and media access . for harm reduction organizations. Carson Benowitz-Fredericks. MSPH Student, . Johns . Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Purpose. To assess the influence of local-level Baltimore, MD, harm reduction actors in local and national press.. Susie McLean, International HIV/AIDS Alliance. Catherine Cook, Harm Reduction International. Jamie Bridge, International Drug Policy Consortium. ‘. Given the severity of the challenge, HIV prevention programming for people who inject drugs is badly under-resourced’ UNAIDS 2013. 2017. Presenters. Sarah Chess. Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness. Shawn Lang. AIDS-CT. Christie Corrigan. Hartford No Freeze Shelter. House Keeping. Because this is a webinar, attendees are muted. Issues Raised at UNGASS and Satellite Meetings: How should ISAM respond?. Norman Wetterau . MD. ,. . DFASAM, . FAAFP. Associate Professor FM, University of Rochester. Representative to UNGASS from ISAM. 10 by 20 campaign: . Strategies . for tracking and rebalancing investment in drug law enforcement and harm . reduction. 26 July, 2018. The Global State of Harm Reduction. Although harm reduction programs are being implemented globally, in many places these are small-scale/NGO-driven, reliant on donor resources and under threat from underfunding. XTC harm reduction strategies @ Netherlands dr. Peggy van der Pol Drug Monitoring & Policy 2 I have no conflict of interest to declare 3 Nightlife websurvey Min 1x party / festival /club /disco Javier . Cepeda. UC San Diego. Background to the modelling. Modelling exercises were undertaken to assess the effect of various approaches to improve integration of HIV and non-HIV-related services on HIV and other noncommunicable disease (NCD) outcomes. . Mair Underwood. University of Queensland, Australia. Setting the scene. Anthropologist who has immersed herself in online enhanced bodybuilding communities for 4+ years.. talked to hundreds, observed thousands, and had in-depth communication with 34 enhanced recreational bodybuilders.. From “one of the bravest, smartest writers about addiction anywhere” (Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author)—the untold story of harm reduction, a surprisingly simple idea with enormous power Drug overdoses now kill more Americans annually than guns, cars or breast cancer. But we have tried to solve this national crisis with policies that only made matters worse. In the name of “sending the right message,” we have maximized the spread of infectious disease, torn families apart, incarcerated millions of mostly Black and Brown people—and utterly failed to either prevent addiction or make effective treatment for it widely available.   There is another way, one that is proven to work. However, it runs counter to much of the received wisdom of our criminal and medical industrial complexes. It is called harm reduction. Developed and championed by an outcast group of people who use drugs and by former users and public health geeks, harm reduction offers guidance on how to save lives and improve health. And it provides a way of understanding behavior and culture that has relevance far beyond drugs.   In a spellbinding narrative rooted in an urgent call to action, Undoing Drugs tells the story of how a small group of committed people changed the world, illuminating the power of a great idea. It illustrates how hard it can be to take on widely accepted conventional wisdom—and what is necessary to overcome this resistance. It is also about how personal, direct human connection and kindness can inspire profound transformation. Ultimately, Undoing Drugs offers a path forward—revolutionizing not only the treatment of addiction, but also our treatment of behavioral and societal issues. BY. IYAMU CLEMENT OSASERE.. FNPH, USELU.. 15. TH. FEBRUARY, 2023.. OUTLINE. Objectives. Introduction. Definition. Harm reduction strategies, goals and principles. Current harm reduction practices. Clinicians role in harm reduction. Matt Ignacio (Tohono O’odham), . PhC. , MSSW. CSWE MFP Fellow. Doctoral Candidate. School of Social Work. University of Washington. Discussion Points:. Value Systems. Overview of Harm Reduction. Harm Reduction Intervention Models.