Harm reduction

In the society today, highly-profiled individuals are put on the stand to be slaughtered by their actions from the past which have come back to haunt them. They are accused of sexual misconduct and the accusations lead to their reputation being no longer existent. The movement itself goes far back into the past but it all started with a movie producer, Harvey Weinstein as he was accused of sexual abuse. This was the spark that started it all. #MeToo is trending on Twitter and the stories are…

which are fluoridated at the optimal level (4). A systematic review of water fluoridation by McDonagh and his team demonstrated the effectiveness of fluoridation in terms of caries reduction and the risk of dental fluorosis (5). However, opponents of fluoridation have raised various concerns regarding the potential harms…

President-elect Barack Obama conducted a series of town hall meetings during his cross country “Mainstreet Tour.” On December 4, 2009 there was a memorable moment in Allentown, PA. There was an audible buzz in the crowd when it came time for questions from the audience. A large group of people eagerly pointed to one young man in hopes that Obama would call upon him. Obama said, “Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Alright I’ll make you first just because everyone is very excited about this young man…

If, on the other hand, they were to be used indefinitely, then I would reclassify them as harm reduction strategies. Do physicians over-prescribe painkillers? Yes. The problem has been developing over the past twenty years and is now at its highest and most dangerous level. In part, it’s due to the dilemma of how best to treat and chronic pain.…

buprenorphine was harm reduction. You classify them as treatments leading to recovery. Who is right? Both of us are right! Physicians who support abstinence-based treatment would view methadone and buprenorphine as harm reduction strategies. From my perspective, if methadone and buprenorphine are used for a limited time and then discontinued, I would classify their use as treatments leading to recovery. If they were to be used indefinitely, then I would reclassify them as harm reduction…

new AIDS cases dropped from 626 to 74. [Drug Policy Alliance, 2015] It cannot be overstated enough that the positive results listed above were achieved through duel factors of decriminalization, and more importantly expansion of treatment and harm reduction services. Portugal has helped to show that providing the necessary facilities and practices for treating addiction is a huge factor in combatting the war on drugs. [Drug Policy Alliance,…

pro-social behaviors and enable a child to develop new skills with pride in their ability. This excludes the use of praise as a form of manipulation for desired behavior, or praise that is given when it is not deserved. In the article, Does Giving Praise Harm Children?, Alfie Kohn asserts that giving praise reduces achievement, that is to say, he claims that through praise giving, adults unwittingly reduce how well children may perform at a task (2005, p. 112). However, Laura Berk states that…

According to section 718.1 of the Criminal Code, Sentencing in Canada “must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender”. Despite that being said, the system tends to leave the final decision to the judge. In 2015, the population of adult offenders showed a decline in the overall adult population at 461 offenders per 100,000 adults (Reitano, 2016) and drug related offences decreased by 15% between 2014 and 2015 (Allen, 2016). Looking at the…

more than one hundred million animals are killed in U.S. laboratories for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing. There is debate whether animal testing is causing more harm than good. My sources indicate that there is a fine line drawn between human needs and taking advantage of the species that we consider inferior to us, their debate raises the question: is physical pain caused to animals worth finding the cure?…

people who want to raise children and probably supported by government for following reasons. Firstly, licensing parents who want to raise children may be good for population control because it may cause fewer children to be born and result in a reduction in overpopulation. Furthermore, control human population would be helpful in reducing the stress of limited resources. For example, over 50 million kids have died due to hunger and malnutrition in the last 30 years and approximate 10,000…