Harm Reduction: Theory and Practice

• By: Lloyd I. Sederer, MD
• April 1st, 2018
• addiction treatment, criminal justice diversion, harm reduction, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), opioid epidemic, overdose prevention, substance use disorders
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If we want to reduce the harm that derives from psychoactive substances, we need to begin by ending two ineffective, enduring and hugely expensive policies and practices in this country. Then we can get to true harm reduction. The first are strategies that seek to control access to and...