Improving equitable outcomes for those with opioid use disorder (OUD) requires access to the continuum of evidence-based OUD care, including harm reduction interventions, as well as dismantling policies that undermine mental health and substance use disorder treatment continuity, housing stability, and education and employment opportunities.
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AMA Journal of Ethics – How Should Harm Reduction Be Included in Care Continua for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder?
Harm reduction principles for healthcare settings
This paper is one of the firsts to provide a comprehensive set of principles for universal harm reduction as a conceptual approach for healthcare provision. The principles include humanism, pragmatism, individualism, autonomy, incrementalism, and accountability without termination.
Hospital-Based Harm Reduction Interventions: A Systematic Review
This paper examines how harm reduction principles have been successfully applied to hospital settings resulting in decreased negative health outcomes associated with SUD, improved healthcare provider-patient relationships, and reduced financial burden of healthcare systems.
