First, Do Less Harm
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First, Do Less Harm

Harm Reduction as a Principle of Law and Policy

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eBook - ePub

First, Do Less Harm

Harm Reduction as a Principle of Law and Policy

About this book

Readers will be able to gain a deeper understanding of how different approaches to harm reduction can create a stronger foundation for more effective policies and legislation. Scholars from law and social sciences collaborate with frontline organizations as well as with individuals with lived experience to reflect diverse perspectives, and transform how society addresses substance-related challenges.Each chapter provides unique findings, drawing from examples of harm reduction strategies implemented for opioids, cannabis, and tobacco in Canada and beyond. While harm reduction has been a central aspect of the legal and policy responses to all three substances, its application has varied significantly. First, Do Less Harm explores how the ongoing opioid crisis emphasizes the pressing need for safe consumption sites and life-saving tools like naloxone. Case studies on Canada's legalization of cannabis highlight both the benefits and challenges of providing legal and regulated access to a drug. The volume further examines the evolving landscape of tobacco regulations where recent innovations such as vaping offer less harmful alternatives, yet raise significant concerns about youth uptake and public health. Designed for policymakers, health professionals, academics, and anyone interested in creating safer communities, this collection not only presents thought-provoking ideas but also provides inspiration to take action.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: Decriminalizing Simple Possession of all Drugs: Developing Harm Reduction Strategies
  10. Chapter 2: Protecting Health, Respecting Rights: Decriminalizing Drug Possession as a Constitutional Imperative
  11. Chapter 3: Long Overdue and Still Deficient: The Correctional Service of Canada’s Prison Needle Exchange Program
  12. Chapter 4: Ontario’s Consumption and Treatment Services Model: Problematizing Conservative Safe-Consumption Site Policy
  13. Chapter 5: Governance of Recreational Cannabis Users in Canada: Jurisdictional Shifts, Punitive Decriminalization, and Challenges for Harm Reduction
  14. Chapter 6: Criminality and Inequity under Canada’s Legalization of Cannabis: A Study of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
  15. Chapter 7: This Is Your Country on Cannabis: A Review of Legislation, Testing, and Pharmacology of Legal Cannabis in Canada
  16. Chapter 8: Preventing Perverse Effects of Public Health Policy Is also Harm Reduction: Potential Risks in Some Tobacco-Control Interventions for Indigenous Peoples
  17. Chapter 9: Regulating Harm Reduction Claims under the Canadian Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and the US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
  18. Chapter 10: From First Puffs to Policy: A Non-Apology for 32 Years of Substance Use
  19. Health and Society
  20. Backcover