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Advocacy and Partnership
Counseling (Individual & Group)
Education and Prevention
Harm Reduction: Reduce harm
Abstinence: Reduce harm by eliminating use.
Recovery: "a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential" - SAMHSA
"Abstinence-focused addiction counseling believes that recovery only exists if the addictive substance is completely removed from the life of the individual it affects" - New Hope Recovery
What does it mean to be abstinence based?
What is harm reduction?
"Harm Reduction-focused addiction counseling generally follows the belief that not everyone is in a place to completely abstain; and therefore, it is best to take steps to reduce the risks to the person and others when the individual chooses to partake in the addictive substance." - New Hope Recovery
- Reduce fatalities (Narcan, EMS, treating lung cancer, treating liver disease)
- Reduce risk (supervised injection sites, clean needles, nicotine patch, condoms)
- Reduce craving (opiate replacement therapy, antabuse)
- Reduce availability (remove from home)
- Promote coping (counselling, life-skills)
- Promote social support (12-step, groups)
- Promote education, understanding