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Summary/Abstract

A New View of Addiction and The Role of Trauma Harm reduction incorporates a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence to meet drug users “where they’re at,” addressing conditions of use along with the use itself. Because harm reduction demands that interventions and policies designed to serve drug users reflect specific individual and community needs, there is no universal definition of or formula for implementing harm reduction.

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Harm reduction is a revolutionary framework for addressing substance misuse and addiction and other potentially risky behaviors that does not require abstinence. All positive changes are viewed as successes; so reducing, using more safely, moderating, controlling and stopping the behaviors are all seen as acceptable goals on the path towards positive change, healing and growth.

Integrative harm reduction psychotherapy evolved out of my 30 years of helping people with substance abuse problems and the full range of related human issues. It reflects my commitment to finding more effective solutions to substance misuse and addictive behavior. 

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