Tobacco harm-reduction strategies

2013 ◽  
pp. 164-179
Author(s):  
Brad Rodu
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Tobacco Harm Reduction ◽  
Reduction Strategies

scholarly journals Tobacco Harm Reduction as a Path to Restore Trust in Tobacco Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5560
Author(s):  
Tamar M. J. Antin ◽  
Geoffrey Hunt ◽  
Rachelle Annechino
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tobacco Prevention ◽  
Tobacco Harm Reduction ◽  
The People ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
And Control

The controversy of tobacco harm reduction in the United States persists despite evidence that an important audience of tobacco prevention and control, i.e., the people who use or are likely to use nicotine and tobacco products, are engaging in practices that may be considered harm reduction. Despite this, a significant proportion of the US tobacco control and prevention field continues to be guided by a precept that there is “no safe tobacco,” therefore failing to acknowledge practices that may be used to reduce the harms associated with consuming combustible forms of nicotine and tobacco. In this commentary, we argue that ignoring the potential benefits of harm reduction strategies may unintentionally lead to an erosion of trust in tobacco control among some members of the public. Trust in tobacco control as an institution is crucial for the success of tobacco control efforts. To ensure trust, we must return to our basic principles of doing no harm, developing programs that are responsive to people’s experiences, and providing resources in assisting people to reduce the harms that may be associated with practices, such as smoking, which adversely affect health. Only by respecting an individual’s priorities can we cultivate trust and develop tobacco prevention efforts that are grounded in the realities of people’s lives and responsive to their needs.

Neue Wege zur Eindämmung des Rauchens: Umdenken beim Thema Tabakkonsum & Schadensminimierung

Suchttherapie ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Tobacco Harm Reduction

Ein Positionspapier zur „Tobacco Harm Reduction“ AutorInnen: Prof. Dr. Heino Stöver, Dr. Thomas Hering, Daniela Jamin, Prof. Dr. Martin Storck - unterzeichnet von zahlreichen weiteren WissenschaftlerInnen und ÄrztInnen

scholarly journals Hoots and harm reduction: a qualitative study identifying gaps in overdose prevention among women who smoke drugs

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoff Bardwell ◽  
Tamar Austin ◽  
Lisa Maher ◽  
Jade Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Overdose Prevention ◽  
Polysubstance Use ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Negative Health Outcomes ◽  
Mixed Gender

Abstract Background Smoking or inhaling illicit drugs can lead to a variety of negative health outcomes, including overdose. However, most overdose prevention interventions, such as supervised consumption services (SCS), prohibit inhalation. In addition, women are underrepresented at SCS and are disproportionately impacted by socio-structural violence. This study examines women’s experiences smoking illicit drugs during an overdose epidemic, including their utilization of a women-only supervised inhalation site. Methods Qualitative research methods included on-site ethnographic observation and semi-structured interviews with 32 participants purposively recruited from the women-only site. Data were coded and analyzed using NVivo 12 and thematic analysis was informed by gendered and socio-structural understandings of violence. Results Participants had preferences for smoking drugs and these were shaped by their limited income, inability to inject, and perceptions of overdose risk. Participants expressed the need for services that attend to women’s specific experiences of gendered, race-based, and structural violence faced within and outside mixed-gender social service settings. Results indicate a need for sanctioned spaces that recognize polysubstance use and drug smoking, accommodated by the women-only SCS. The smoking environment further fostered a sociability where participants could engage in perceived harm reduction through sharing drugs with other women/those in need and were able to respond in the event of an overdose. Conclusions Findings demonstrate the ways in which gendered social and structural environments shape women’s daily experiences using drugs and the need for culturally appropriate interventions that recognize diverse modes of consumption while attending to overdose and violence. Women-only smoking spaces can provide temporary reprieve from some socio-structural harms and build collective capacity to practice harm reduction strategies, including overdose prevention. Women-specific SCS with attention to polysubstance use are needed as well as continued efforts to address the socio-structural harms experienced by women who smoke illicit drugs.

Harm Reduction Strategies and Drug-Related Negative Consequences in the Dance Music Scene: The Moderating Role of Polysubstance Use

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 777-781
Author(s):  
Belén del Valle Vera ◽  
José Carmona-Marquez ◽  
Claudio Vidal-Giné ◽  
Fermín Fernández-Calderón
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Polysubstance Use ◽  
Music Scene ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Moderating Role
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