PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Nicotine, Insite, Needle Exchange Programme

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3403
• Professor: John Weekes

Document Summary

Harm reduction is an attempt to reduce the harms associated with drug abuse. It"s a user-driven approach that rejects traditional abstinence-only approaches. It allows for client choice in treatment and recognizes the realities of substance abuse that some users either can"t or won"t quit. Harm reduction fundamentally recognizes and understands the realities and challenges associated with behavior change for humans. (try, fail, try, fail) Harm reduction has also been shown to reduce the spread of hiv and hep-c and other drug-related illnesses. Iv drug users are given a safe place to inject street heroin in the presence of medical professionals. Naomi (north american opiate medication initiative) this program gives prescription heroin to heroin addicts. Crack pipes can apparently get too hot and burn your mouth. These are homeless shelters where residents are given an alcoholic drink every hour. Canada is a member of the international narcotics control board.