NIH ups its commitment to study harm reduction approaches.

PREVENTION of drug addiction; DRUG addiction; NATIONAL Institutes of Health (U.S.); HEALTH services accessibility; DRUG overdose; STAKEHOLDER analysis; MOBILE hospitals; ENDOWMENT of research; HARM reduction; NALOXONE; HYPODERMIC needles; REWARD (Psychology); BEHAVIOR modification; OPIOID abuse; PAIN management

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) last month announced the grant awardees for its new initiative representing its largest funding commitment yet to evaluating harm reduction approaches to reducing fatal overdoses. Among the concepts to be tested as part of NIH's harm reduction research network are mobile van‐delivered naloxone, contingency management strategies and "secondary distribution" of harm reduction supplies from one drug user to another. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)