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1 online resource |
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Public health in the 21st century |
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Public health in the 21st century series.
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CRITICAL APPROACHES TO HARM REDUCTION CONFLICT, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, (DE-)POLITICIZATION, AND DIRECT ACTION ; CRITICAL APPROACHES TO HARM REDUCTION CONFLICT, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, (DE-)POLITICIZATION, AND DIRECT ACTION ; CONTENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; REFERENCES ; PART ONE: CRITICAL HARM REDUCTION POLICY: FROM OPPOSITIONAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT TO INSTITUTIONALIZED PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY ; Chapter 1 WHO NEEDS NALOXONE? ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; METHODOLOGY ; Background/Context: Placing Naloxone within the Politics of Needs Interpretation |
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Results: The Politics of Needs Interpretation in Identifying the Limits of Risk and Harm Discussion: Professionalizing Harm Reduction: Social Movements, Research Communities, Policy and Advocacy Networks ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 LOW THRESHOLD METHADONE PROGRAM: 13 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PORTUGAL ; ABSTRACT ; 1. HARM REDUCTION ; 2. LOW THRESHOLD METHADONE PROGRAMS ; 3. THE CONTEXT OF THE DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM IN LISBON ; 4. THE ARES DO PINHAL INSTITUTION ; 5. LOW THRESHOLD METHADONE PROGRAMS IN LISBON ; 6. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ; 6.1. Base Structures of the LTMP-Lx |
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Support Offices (GAFs) Proximity Mobile Units (UMPs) ; Mobile Care Unit (UMC) ; The LTMP-Lx Support Vehicle ; 6.2. Brief Description of the LTMP-Lx Function ; Syringe Exchange and Condom Distribution Program ; 7. PARTNERSHIPS ; 8. INTERVENTION IMPACT OVER 13 YEARS ; 8.1. Health Impact ; 8.2. Public Healthcare; 8.3. Behaviours/Social Experiences ; 8.4. Degree of Satisfaction and Impact of the Program ; 8.5. Admissions and Referrals in LTMP-Lx ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH: HOW NORTH CAROLINA BECAME A LEADER IN HARM REDUCTION POLICY CHANGE |
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ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION ; Harm Reduction: Policy and Methodological Challenges ; Why Policy Is Needed to Reduce Overdose Fatalities; North Carolina: Political Context ; Legislative Advocacy: A Response to Overdose Fatalities in North Carolina ; Law Enforcement Officer Training and Harm Reduction Pragmatism ; METHOD ; Data Collection ; RESULTS ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; PART TWO: CRITICAL HARM REDUCTION PRACTICE: AUTONOMY, IDEOLOGY, AND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS |
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Chapter 4 POWER, POLITICS AND THE PRODUCTION OF HARM: A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE INTERSECTING, YET UNEQUAL, ROLES OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, POWER, AND POLITICS IN THE PROVISION OF HARM REDUCTION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO SMOKE CRACK ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE ACTION -- POWERFUL POLITICS ; THE REACTION: COLLECTIVE RESISTANCE ; THE IMPACT: THE PRODUCTION OF HARM ; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 RETHINKING HARM REDUCTION AND PREGNANCY: A STUDY OF WOMEN'S EXPECTATIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF SPECIALIST MATERNITY CARE AND OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Harm reduction.
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Harm Reduction
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
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Harm reduction
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020687956 |
| ISBN |
9781634849029 |
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1634849027 |
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