Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating a Harm Reduction Approach to Substance Use in Three Medical Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that harm reduction, a public health strategy aimed at reducing the negative consequences of a risky health behavior without requiring elimination of the behavior itself, may be a promising approach for minimizing drug-related harms while engaging individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) in care. However, philosophical clashes between the medical and harm reduction models may pose barriers to adopting harm reduction approaches within medical settings.

Objective

To identify barriers and facilitators to implementing a harm reduction approach toward care within healthcare settings. We conducted semi-structured interviews with providers and staff at three integrated harm reduction and medical care sites in New York.

Design

Qualitative s

SUBMITTER: Lindenfeld Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682333 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature