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Book
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Drug and Alcohol Findings
Keywords
harm reduction
illegal drugs
heroin
opiates
needle exchange
methadone maintenance
practitioners
counsellor-patient relationships
therapist effects

Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix Cell B1: The Practitioner in Harm Reduction

Second cell of the Drug Treatment Matrix explores key studies on the impact of the practitioner on reducing harms associated with illegal drug use, in which trust emerges as a fundamental ingredient. Reconceptualise needle exchanges as safe havens in a largely rejecting world, and explore why a Philadelphia methadone counsellor stood out - for the wrong reasons.