What is addiction?
What is addiction?
May 28th
Any desire that we have no control over.
Besides substances, addictive behaviour can be found in many other instances that affect quality of life, identity and relationships. Continue reading “What is addiction?” »
What does Harm Reduction mean?
May 27th
Harm Reduction is a set of practical strategies that reduce negative consequences of substance misuse and addictive behaviours and incorporates a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence. Harm Reduction strategies meet people “where they’re at,” addressing conditions of use along with the use itself. Because Harm Reduction demands that interventions and policies designed to serve this sector of individuals reflect specific individual and community needs, there is no universal definition of or formula for implementing Harm Reduction. Continue reading “What does Harm Reduction mean?” »