 Harm Reduction
"Harm Reduction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The application of methods designed to reduce the risk of harm associated with certain behaviors without reduction in frequency of those behaviors. The risk-associated behaviors include ongoing and active addictive behaviors.
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D040261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.477
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| Concept/Terms |
Harm Reduction- Harm Reduction
- Reduction, Harm
- Harm Minimization
- Minimization, Harm
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Harm Reduction" by people in this website by year, and whether "Harm Reduction" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Harm Reduction" by people in Profiles.
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Piercey CJ, Pince CL, Karoly HC. Highlighting variability in fentanyl test strip instructions using thematic content analysis. Harm Reduct J. 2025 Jun 24; 22(1):110.
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Pridgen BE, Bontemps AP, Lloyd AR, Wagner WP, Kay ES, Eaton EF, Cropsey KL. U.S. substance use harm reduction efforts: a review of the current state of policy, policy barriers, and recommendations. Harm Reduct J. 2025 Jun 08; 22(1):101.
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Sutherland R, Steele M, Rodgers C, Silins E, Gilliver R, Peacock A, Barratt M, Ezard N, Siefried KJ, Page R, Bruno R, Read P. Characteristics of take-home fentanyl test strip use and support for drug checking services among people who use heroin in Australia: learnings for an increasingly complex drug market. Harm Reduct J. 2025 May 13; 22(1):75.
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Castry M, Tin Y, Feder NM, Lewis N, Chatterjee A, Rudorf M, Samet JH, Beers D, Medley B, Gilbert L, Linas BP, Barocas JA. An economic analysis of the cost of mobile units for harm reduction, naloxone distribution, and medications for opioid use disorder. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Dec; 167:209517.
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Bandara S, Byrne L, Berman V, Hurst A, King D, Gibbons JB, Sugarman OK, Livingston A, Kerins L, Hulsey EG, Alves A, Saloner B. Harm Reduction and Treatment Among People at High Risk of Overdose. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 08 01; 7(8):e2427241.
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Bartholomew TS, Plesons M, Serota DP, Alonso E, Metsch LR, Feaster DJ, Ucha J, Suarez E, Forrest DW, Chueng TA, Ciraldo K, Brooks J, Smith JD, Barocas JA, Tookes HE. Project CHARIOT: study protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation study of comprehensive tele-harm reduction for engagement of people who inject drugs in HIV prevention services. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 03 25; 19(1):21.
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Lang AE, Kathuria H, Braillon A, Ewart G, Dagli E, Stepp EL, Galiatsatos P, Deepak J, Jordt SE, Hayes D. England Is Handing out E-Cigarettes: Is the "Swap to Stop" Tobacco Control Scheme Harm Reduction or Harm Production? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 11 15; 208(10):1024-1025.
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Miller D, DeHerrera-Smith D, Sharp TA, Gilbert ED. Introducing the Harm Reduction Collaboration Framework for Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change. Health Educ Behav. 2024 06; 51(3):408-415.
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Goldberg DS. Harm Reduction Ethics, Public Health, and the Manufacture of Doubt. Am J Bioeth. 2022 10; 22(10):18-20.
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Westmoreland P, Parks L, Lohse K, Mehler P. Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa and Futility: A Time for Every Purpose? Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2021 12; 44(4):603-611.
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