Harm principle

Life can be a real pain. Several millions of people end their lives every year. In the article, Depression, suicide, and deliberate self-harm in adolescence, it informs, “However...in 1990 the suicide rate for males aged 15-19 years was 57 per million,” (Harrington). Harrington also states that men have a higher rate in suicide than women. A character with the name of Hamlet, in the play Hamlet, felt the same way as these boys and men. Once again, the amazing and wonderful William Shakespeare is

It is the intention of this essay to evaluate two studies regarding their treatment of the following ethical principles: Informed consent, right of withdrawal, confidentiality, anonymity, and protection from harm. The two articles are: “Infectious Hepatitis: Evidence for Two Distinctive Clinical, Epidemological, and Immunological Types of Infection” by Saul Krugman, MD, Joan P. Giles, MD, and Jack Hammond, MD (1967) and “Perspectives on quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities:

Self Defense is widely known as a universal principle that allows a person to protect themselves under appropriate circumstances; Yet "appropriate circumstances" goes far beyond its counterparts. In many cases, victims are accused instead of the violator, even though they intended to rob and/or murder. Even though many walk away without punishment there are a ton of cases that should not be overlooked. It sounds as if the definition is plain and simple, but what is the level of force that goes beyond

Deliberate self-harm is a term that covers a wide range of behaviours some of which are directly related to suicide and some are not. This is a relatively common behaviour that is little understood. This essay provides an overview of the nature and extent of those most at risk of self-harm, including causes and risk factors. Examining some of the stereotyping that surrounds self -harm, and looking at ways in which self-harm can be prevented. A useful definition of self-harm is from Professor

“Abstinence Vs. Harm Reduction” “Drug policy regarding the control of the traditional illicit substances (opiates, cocaine, cannabis) is currently moving through upbeat times in almost all Western countries. Prohibition on the basis of repressive law enforcement not only seems to fail on a large scale, but also to create vast additional costs, problems, and harm for drug consumers, who often find themselves in extreme social, economic, and health conditions” (Fischer 1995: 389). Western countries

have declared the production, distribution, sale and possession of drugs to be illegal (Sherman & Valenta, 2015). Throughout this article, there will be a focus on firstly, drug legislation and decriminalisation with a focus on marijuana, followed by harm minimisation Firstly, Drug related crimes take up a large portion of the work of police, prisons and the courts (Ritter, 2017) In many countries, including Australia, the issue of varying the laws regarding marijuana use has received growing attention

Nurses have played a critical role defending Insite 's program and services (Keepnews, 2011) The Canadian Nurses Association, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and the Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, all support Insite (Bard, 2011). Nurses are placed in a difficult situation when caring for IDU 's and are given constitutional protection, without which, they would expose themselves and other staff to criminal charges simply for caring for their patients (Bard, 2011).

Harm Reduction paper Randy Jones Substance Abuse Counselling January 18, 2012 This paper will discuss the principles and position of harm reduction. It will also examine the public perception of the user, which has created an ineffective philosophy. Most importantly, my paper seeks to recognize the harm of harm reduction. This discussion will highlight the lack of hope it creates in the user. Harm reduction needs to be addressed so that a long-term solution for the user can be implemented, not

2009). Likewise, the author read that Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is described as instability in interpersonal relationship, self-image and mood, a fast fluctuation between emotional states, impulsive behaviour and an inclination towards self-harm and suicidal thinking (NICE 2009). Mentalisation based therapy

heroin, which can change the way people thinks, acts and feels. Today, there are many programs that are established to help drug users and prevent the spread of diseases. Needle exchange program (NEPs) is one of the programs, which has goal to reduce harm to drug users and innocent people. Moreover, implementing of needle exchange programs has become an argument because it cannot help drug users but instead it encourages them to use more drugs. In fact,