Guide or handbook
by
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Release Date
2023
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
No
Objective
This guide provides information and strategies to primary care providers on harm reduction as a trauma informed approach to treating individuals with substance use disorder.
Findings/Key points
This guide discusses harm reduction principles, driving factors of substance use, disproportionately impacted populations, harm reduction strategies and their impact, motivational interview techniques to assess readiness for change and conversation starters for prescribers to talk to people who use drugs in an empathetic, less stigmatizing and trauma-informed way.
Keywords
2SLGBTQI+
About prescribers
Drug checking
Equity
Harm reduction
Illegal drugs
Injecting drugs
Opioids
Overdose
SCS/OPS
Stigma