07 Jul Addiction and obssession
Chapter Eight: Strengths-and Evidence-Based Helping Strategies
Harm Reduction is a central part of strength-based helping strategies. But there is much debate regarding harm reduction programs in this US.
Watch the following documentary about Insite, the first safe consumption facility in Canada:
Campaigners in NYC are actively trying to get safe consumption facilities legally opened here (they already operate underground in NYC- but are not fully licensed as safe consumption facilities yet).
Check out the status of facilities in NYC:
Then watch this film about supervised injection facilities in NYC called "Everywhere But Safe"if you want to learn more about the status of these in NYC:
Then watch this short news clip:
And this short news clip:
And then compose a 300-word top-level post in ESSAY format that responds to these questions:
- Discuss the pros and cons of harm reduction in general as a strength-based helping strategy as it pertains to addiction treatment.
- Discuss the debate over safe consumption facilities, in particular (also referred to as safe injection facilities). Refer to the specific issues in the Vancouver and NYC examples.
- Where do you stand in this debate over harm reduction?
*** Be sure to use examples from the readings and field trip to support your answers to the above questions.***
***Pay close attention to the DB rubric in Course Information so you get full credit!!***
Be sure to create one 300-word top level post in ESSAY FORMAT (not numbered responses), and reply to at least TWO other classmates using full paragraphs (that end in questions!!)
