Week 10 Flashcards
1
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What is harm reduction?
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- A philosophical and political movement focused on shifting power and resources to people most vulnerable to structural violence
2
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Risk reduction
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- tools and services to reduce potential harm
3
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Why is it so controversial?
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- made controversial as if there were a contradiction between prevention and treatment on one hand and reducing the adverse health and social consequences of drug use on the other hand
- this is false
4
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Who are we working with?
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- People who use drugs
- People with mental illness
- Populations that are “street entrenched”
- People who work in the sex trade
- at risk youth
- People experiencing homelessness
- Other populations that are over-represented (LGBTQ2S, MSM, Incarcerated, Indigenous)
5
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What do services look like?
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- Out Outreach
- Education
- Supply distribution, including overdose prevention (THN)
- Substitution therapies (OAT, MAP)
- Supervised Consumption/Overdose Prevention Sites (SCS/OPS)
- Peer led programs and network
6
Q
How do we provide care?
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- relationships
- Trust
- respect
7
Q
What two questions should be asked in harm reduction?
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- what specifically are the harms associated with using substances (often substance specific) in this setting and what can be done to reduce the risk?
- How can the patient benefit from care in this setting (focus of care is not on whether the patient is using drugs instead it is on their safety, functioning, and ability to benefit from being in this care setting)
8
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What can you do?
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