Harm principle

INTRODUCTION “Everyone practices harm reduction, whether they see it or not. When you put on a seat belt…You are practicing harm reduction,” said Evelyn Milan pointedly as we started our interview. Evelyn works for Vocal-NY which is, at its base, an Advocacy organization for those who have a history of AIDS. Vocal-NY was once New York City AIDS Housing Network. Their formation was at a time when addressing root causes like homelessness and poverty was going out of style and incrimination was

for centuries and the use of these drugs is not a new phenomenon. The use of injection drugs causes individual’s serious harm and have placed large expenses on the health care system. “Heroin, cocaine and other drugs kill around 0.2 million people each year, shattering families and bringing misery to thousands of other people” (United Nations iii); Because of-these incidents harm reduction strategies have been put in place to create a safer and more educated population, but it has only been a start

Bullying has become an ever growing dilemma across the United States, and according to a study done by the U.S. Department of Education, eight percent of students between the ages of twelve and eighteen reported being bullied everyday. It has lead to the terrifying issue of a person taking their own life, or harming themselves. We cannot expect children to be able to do this alone, therefore adults need to become more involved, as well as schools. School should be a safe place for everyone, no one

Bourgois and Schonberg make no attempt in Righteous Dopefiend to euphemize or otherwise lessen the shocking blow of reading the stories of homeless heroin injectors in San Francisco. Their ethnography plunges directly into an environment where property crime, interpersonal violence, and sexual abuse are normalized to such an extent that cultural relativism may be difficult for a privileged reader to apply. To explain these violent and abusive “subjectivities,” or constructions of individual subjects

that several of the hypothesized risk factors for self-harm (sexual abuse, child separation, etc.) warrant further consideration. Most researchers have examined the relationship between childhood trauma and self-harm behavior, concluding that early trauma is a factor within the development of self-harm. It is said discussing info regarding frequency, age, areas of the body injured and degrees of relief are crucial to discuss. Predictors of self-harm are said to be: insecure attachment, childhood separation

According to Mental Health America “44,000 Americans die by suicide each year. There are 13.8 deaths by suicide per 100,000 persons each year” (1) Suicide is the act of one killing themselves in times of hopelessness or times of despair. Many tend to see it as the easy way out of depression but, in reality it's the worst way. Suicide should not be covered by the media because of suicide trends after and the wrongful ideas it gives. Sarah Boseley, the health editor from the Guardian believes that

substance is more appropriate, Major Depressive Disorder is not diagnosed (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Maria describes instances of panic attacks to which she is prescribed Xanax. Although she describes some anxiety is social events, more information is needed to provide an accurate diagnosis of any anxiety disorder. Also, a further exploration of the use of Xanax, Valium, Redux and alcohol is combination is necessary. Because it is unknown as to when the anxiety attacks started, an

based on the foundations of the Misue of Drugs act 1971 this would indicate that evidence of increased harm has been discovered. Jacqui Smith, the home secretary at the time of this action justified the act with the following quote “decision takes into account issues such as public perception and the needs and consequences for policing priorities, where this is, doubt about the potential harm that will be caused, we must err on the side of caution and protect the public.” - Reference

Needle Exchange Program Ever heard of the saying, “Clean Needles Save Lives” that is exactly what the Needle Exchange Program is. It is a program which is designed to give a clean sterile needle to a drug user, so it can prevent or protect the Injection Drug User (IDU) from having disease such as HIV and Hepatitis B. Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) provides free sterile syringes and collect used syringes from injection-drug users (IDUs) to reduce transmission of blood borne pathogens, including

self harm. We have noticed these stats have been on the incline for many years now. We are able to handle only when the person is willing to admit that they themselves have a problem. My Stance on this topic is. Self Harmers should have to seek therapy from a state ordered therapist and if their behavior continues see about being put in a mental ward. Most self harmers start at the age of 12-14. Most of the people that are female with one out of every five females will commit to self harm, while