"I wouldn't need Narcan for myself, but I can have it for somebody else:" perceptions of harm reduction among hospitalized patients with OUD

CONCLUSIONS: Patients' interest and perceived acceptability of harm reduction services during hospitalization varied by individual patient factors and the perceived user of specific interventions. Given their positive potential, harm reduction practices should be incorporated in hospitals, but this must be done in a way that is acceptable to patients. Our findings reveal ways to integrate concepts from a harm reduction approach within a traditional medical model. More work is needed to understand the impact of such integration.PMID:37355639 | PMC:PMC10290347 | DOI:10.1186/s13722-023-00395-w

Source: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice - June 24, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Rachel French M Holliday Davis Shoshana V Aronowitz Molly Crowe Matthew Abrams Grace Edwards Margaret Lowenstein Source Type: research