Titre : | A tale of two epidemics: drugs harm reduction and tobacco harm reduction in the United Kingdom (2016) |
Auteurs : | G. V. STIMSON |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Drugs and Alcohol Today (Vol.16, n°3, 2016) |
Article en page(s) : | 203-211 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SAN (Santé publique / Public health) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ROYAUME-UNIThésaurus mots-clés REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES ; TABAC ; PRODUIT ILLICITE ; COMPARAISON ; SANTE PUBLIQUE ; E-CIGARETTE |
Résumé : |
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the response to HIV/AIDS and drug use (drugs harm reduction) with tobacco harm reduction.
Design/methodology/approach: Analysis of historical and contemporary sources, combined with personal knowledge of key stakeholders in the history and development of both fields. Findings: Both drugs harm reduction and tobacco harm reduction share a similar objective - to reduce health risks for people who are unwilling or unable to stop using their drug of choice. Both also share a broader public health aim of helping people to make healthier decisions. Drugs harm reduction - as a response to HIV/AIDS - included the adoption of a wide range of radical harm reduction interventions and was a public health success. It became an established part of the professional Public Health agenda. In contrast the Public Health response to e-cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction has ranged from the negative to the cautious. A recent Public Health England report is exceptional for its endorsement of e-cigarettes. Originality/value: Highlights contradictions in Public Health responses to drugs and tobacco; and that public health interventions can be implemented without and despite the contribution of professional Public Health. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette |
Affiliation : | Imperial College London, London, UK |
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