The goal of harm reduction is to reduce both the individual and societal harms of drug use
through knowledge-based interventions that change risks, risk behaviours and risk settings …

Os arcabouços teórico-práticos que compõem o paradigma psicossocial no campo das
drogas, tais como a redução de danos e a promoção da saúde, trouxeram foco ao sujeito …

Background and aims Injecting drug use is a matter of public health concern, associated
with risks of overdoses, addiction and increased risk of bloodborne viral transmissions. Self …

Background Drug use route transition interventions promote safer consumption by
facilitating a switch from injection to safer routes such as smoking or oral consumption …

The theoretical and practical frameworks that comprise the psychosocial paradigm in the
field of drugs, featuring harm reduction and health promotion, focused attention on the …

Background Despite the rise of stimulant use, most harm reduction programs still focus on
people who inject opioids, leaving many people who use methamphetamine (PWUM) …

Background Internationally, methamphetamine use is prevalent among males who have sex
with males (MSM) and transgender women (hijra), with studies showing its association with …

Executive summary We support public-health-focused interventions, as opposed to recovery-
focused interventions We support the decriminalisation of drug use as much as we oppose …

Objective To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the effect of alcohol on
crack cocaine use and to analyze experiences related to combined use. Materials and …

Background Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) are globally widely used. Scientific
literature generally defines four phases of substance use (initiation, continuation, increase …