HARM REDUCTION: AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE FAILURE OF THE WAR ON DRUGS

This article aims to undertake a reflection on the Harm Reduction model in drug use as opposed to the ‘war on drugs’ model. Through analysis of texts which discuss the topic, it is ascertained that Harm Reduction, although it arose in the early years of the last century in the United Kingdom, was on...

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Main Authors: Marjorie Ester Dias Maciel, Divane de Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2015-03-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.37728