Harm Reduction

"Harm Reduction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The application of methods designed to reduce the risk of harm associated with certain behaviors without reduction in frequency of those behaviors. The risk-associated behaviors include ongoing and active addictive behaviors.

Descriptor ID	D040261
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.477
Concept/Terms	Harm Reduction Harm Reduction Reduction, Harm Harm Minimization Minimization, Harm

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Harm Reduction [F01.145.477]

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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2003 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	3	3
2005	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	2	1	3
2020	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Harm Reduction" by people in Profiles.

Ghane M, Trambaiolli L, Bertocci MA, Martinez-Rivera FJ, Chase HW, Brady T, Skeba A, Graur S, Bonar L, Iyengar S, Quirk GJ, Rasmussen SA, Haber SN, Phillips ML. Specific Patterns of Endogenous Functional Connectivity Are Associated With Harm Avoidance in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2024 Jul 15; 96(2):137-146.

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Bazzi AR, Valasek CJ, Stamos-Buesig T, Eger WH, Harvey-Vera A, Vera CF, Syvertsen JL, Storholm ED, Bartholomew TS, Tookes HE, Strathdee SA, Pines HA. Health, harm reduction, and social service providers' perspectives on the appropriateness and feasibility of peer distribution of HIV self-test kits among people who use drugs. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Feb 04; 21(1):29.

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Cooper HLF, Rice W, Cummings J, Livingston MD, Peddireddy S, Rogers E, Dunlop A, Kramer M, Hernandez ND. Overdoses, Reproductive Justice, and Harm Reduction. Am J Public Health. 2023 09; 113(9):933-935.

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Hassan R, Roland KB, Hernandez B, Goldman L, Evans KN, Gaul Z, Agnew-Brune C, Buchacz K, Fukuda HD. A qualitative study of service engagement and unmet needs among unstably housed people who inject drugs in Massachusetts. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2022 07; 138:108722.

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L?pez CI, Richards DK, Field CA. Perceived discrimination and alcohol-related problems among Hispanic college students: The protective role of serious harm reduction behaviors. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2022 Jan-Mar; 21(1):272-283.

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Syvertsen JL, Pollini RA. Syringe access and health harms: Characterizing "landscapes of antagonism" in California's Central Valley. Int J Drug Policy. 2020 01; 75:102594.

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Richards DK, Pearson MR, Morera OF, Field CA. Protective behavioral strategies predict alcohol-related problems among injured patients following a brief intervention. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 12 01; 205:107535.

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Pokhrel P, Herzog TA, Fagan P, Unger JB, Stacy AW. E-cigarette Advertising Exposure, Explicit and Implicit Harm Perceptions, and E-cigarette Use Susceptibility Among Nonsmoking Young Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019 01 01; 21(1):127-131.

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Bowler RP, Hansel NN, Jacobson S, Graham Barr R, Make BJ, Han MK, O'Neal WK, Oelsner EC, Casaburi R, Barjaktarevic I, Cooper C, Foreman M, Wise RA, DeMeo DL, Silverman EK, Bailey W, Harrington KF, Woodruff PG, Drummond MB. Electronic Cigarette Use in US Adults at Risk for or with COPD: Analysis from Two Observational Cohorts. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Dec; 32(12):1315-1322.

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Estreet A, Archibald P, Tirmazi MT, Goodman S, Cudjoe T. Exploring social work student education: The effect of a harm reduction curriculum on student knowledge and attitudes regarding opioid use disorders. Subst Abus. 2017 Oct-Dec; 38(4):369-375.

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