Only a small minority of people with substance use disorders (SUDs) receive treatment. A
focus on abstinence is pervasive in SUD treatment, defining success in both research and …

The history of harm reduction in the USA has led to the development of some of the most
important methods for treating persons for drug use disorders, such as methadone and …

This book is about community psychology. Community psychology is based on a way of
thinking. Our intention in this book is to develop that way of thinking and to show how the …

Like other dangerous but pleasurable activities, such as downhill skiing and mountain
climbing, engaging in unprotected sex implicitly involves the weighing of costs and benefits …

The popular and scientific understanding of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in
the United States has been shaped by successive historical constructions or paradigms of …

Background There have been no studies showing that participation in programmes which
provide legal access to drug-injection equipment leads to individual-level protection against …

OBJECTIVES. This case-control study examined the association between syringe exchange
use and hepatitis B and C in injection drug users. METHODS. Case patients included 28 …

This paper discusses the user side of harm reduction, focusing to some extent on the early
responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in each of four sets of localities—New York City …

A recent message on one of the e-mail bulletin boards sent by a college student read,“I
believe that the AIDS virus was developed in government labs for the purpose of controlling …

Objective To trace the growth of syringe exchange programs (SEPs) in the United States
since 1994–95 and assess the current state of SEPs. Methods Annual surveys of US SEPs …