Background: Raves may be considered recreational settings in which drug use and health risks related to polydrug use are higher than in others. Harm reduction behaviors implemented by ravers are of particular relevance in ...

This bibliographic review has as porpose to understand the role of the occupational therapist in the practice of Harm Reduction (HR), promoting the expansion and knowledge about the subject as well as its benefits, and ...

People who use ecstasy and other drugs recreationally adopt strategies to minimize drug-related negative consequences. However, there are no studies that empirically analyze which strategies relate to fewer self-reported ...

Abstract Background People seeking care for substance use (PSCSU) experience deep social and health inequities. Harm reduction can be a moral imperative to approach these ...

The increased consumption of drugs is a phenomenon that has been noticed in contemporary societies. Considering a context based on capitalist ideals, where the logic of consumption oriented social relationships, the use ...

The aim of this study was to gather information about ecstasy users in Brazil, particularly on issues related to risks associated to the use of the drug, so as to offer a basis to prevention projects. A total of 1,140 ...

The present work is a research that seeks to understand how the Harm Reduction approach is used through occupational therapists who work in psychosocial attention centres for alcohol and other drugs (CAPSad) which are ...

This study ensued from clinical observations based on spontaneous accounts by crack abusers undergoing their first psychiatric assessment, where they reported using cannabis in an attempt to ease their own withdrawal ...