Harm Reduction
The Prevention Researcher, Volume 7, Number 2, 2000, Item# 72
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In 2000, when this issue of The Prevention Researcher was published, "Harm Reduction" was a relatively new and often controversial approach. Today, while it is more widely accepted, it is still an unfamiliar concept to some.
This issue of The Prevention Researcher includes articles by leading voices in the Harm Reduction arena. It outlines the basic principles and strategies of harm reduction, and explores its use among New York City Street Youth.
Articles in this issue:
Harm Reduction: Basic Principles and Strategies
By G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D.
Harm Reduction: Policy and Practice
By Diane Riley, Ph.D., & Pat O'Hare, Ph.D.
Using the Harm Reduction Model with New York City Street Youth
By Michael C. Clatts, Edith Springer, W. Rees Davis, Glenn Backes, Christopher Linwood, Marie Bresnahan, & Stacey Rubin
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