The Royal College of Physicians (2023) adds further weight to this evidence, noting that “nicotine itself, while addictive, is not the primary cause of smoking-related disease,” and that ...

Experts suggest that a policy “sweet spot” is needed to both reduce harm among adult smokers and prevent vaping uptake among ...

Harm reduction is a well-established approach to the problem of substance abuse, particularly opioid addiction. Among its core principles, harm reduction "accepts, for better and or worse, that licit ...

Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an array ...

Although smoke-free nicotine products are encouraged by public health bodies in other countries as a tobacco harm reduction measure, they remain largely illegal in Australia, finds Frost & Sullivan ...

By Peter Bismark KWOFIE As Ghana enters a pivotal phase in its legislative review of the Public Health Act, policymakers have a unique opportunity to shape a healthier, more economically vibrant ...

Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis. This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic ...

The Thistle drug consumption room in Glasgow played a 'small but significant' role in reducing drug harm, a new report has ...

Communities and people in Indiana are adversely affected by substance use disorders. In Indiana, 1 in 12 people meet criteria for a SUD the term used in the medical field for drug and alcohol abuse ...

SYDNEY, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The lack of harm reduction principles for tobacco use in Australia is inconsistent with their implementation in many other areas of public policy. Alcohol ...