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| Title |
The impact of harm reduction on HIV and illicit drug use
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-11-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lianping Ti, Thomas Kerr |
| Abstract |
There has been widespread support for harm reduction programs as an essential component for responding to the HIV and illicit drug use epidemics. However, despite the growing international acceptance of harm reduction, there continues to be strong opposition to this approach, with critics alleging that harm reduction programs enable drug use. Vancouver, Canada provides a compelling case study that demonstrates that many positive impacts of harm reduction can be attained while addiction treatment-related goals are simultaneously supported. While the evidence for harm reduction is clearly mounting, it is unfortunate that ideological and political barriers to implementing harm reduction programs in Canada remain. As evidenced by Vancouver and elsewhere, harm reduction programs do not exacerbate drug use and undermine treatment efforts and should thereby occupy a well-deserved space within the continuum of programs and services offered to people who inject drugs. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 78 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 22% |
| Canada | 14 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 33 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 68 | 87% |
| Scientists | 5 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 71 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 67 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 18% |
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 17 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 13 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
| Psychology | 7 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 22 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 88. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 April 2024.
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