1. Articulating Connections between the Harm-Reduction Paradigm and the Marginalisation of People Who Use Illicit Drugs.
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Souleymanov, Rusty and Allman, Dan
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HEPATITIS C prevention ,HIV prevention ,DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) ,DRUG addiction ,DRUGS of abuse ,HEALTH policy ,NEEDLE exchange programs ,PARADIGMS (Social sciences) ,PHILOSOPHY ,PRACTICAL politics ,PUBLIC welfare ,SOCIAL case work ,SOCIAL change ,SOCIAL work research ,SOCIAL stigma ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,HARM reduction ,DRUG abusers - Abstract
In this pa per, we argue for the importance of unsettling dominant narratives in the current terrain of harm-reduction policy, practice and research. To accomplish this, we trace the historical developments regarding the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and harm-reduction policies and practice. We argue that multiple historical junctures rather than single causes of social exclusion engender the processes of marginalisation, propelled by social movements, institutional interests, state legislation, community practices, neo-liberalism and governmentality techniques. We analyse interests (activist, lay expert, institutional and state) in the harm-reduction field, and consider conceptualisations of risk, pleasure, stigma, social control and exclusionary moral identities. Based on our review of the literature, this paper provides recommendations for social workers and others delivering health and social care interested in the fields of substance use, HIV prevention and harm reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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