Following the Evidence: preventing harms from substance use in BC
Date
2006-03
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Publisher
British Columbia Ministry of Health
Abstract
This paper lays out conceptual foundations and strategic directions necessary
to plan an integrated and comprehensive approach to preventing and reducing
the harms from substance use. It provides an overview of the political context in
which responses to problematic substance use are created. It addresses the nature
of substance use and some of what can make it problematic, and articulates the
foundational concepts such as prevention, harm reduction, population health and
social capital.
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Keywords
substance use, drug abuse, harm reduction
Citation
Centre for Addictions Research of BC. Following the evidence : preventing harms from substance use in BC, 2006