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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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David Duncan, DrPH1, Thomas Nicholson, PhD2, and John B. White, PhD2. (1) Brown University, 1347 Kentucky St. # 2, Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270-796-6713, david.duncan@accessky.net, (2) Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, One Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
Harm Reduction is a policy alternative to demand reduction or supply reduction as the basis for a public health response to the currently illicit drugs. A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of some of the practices that constitute the harm reduction approach. This paper reviews the current evidence for harm reduction as evidence-based policy.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Public Health Policy, Drug Abuse
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA