Substance Use and Addiction Disorders · NCLEX Exam

When discussing 'harm reduction' in a substance-use group, which example illustrates this concept?

  1. Insisting that every member stop immediately without any support
  2. Teaching safe-injection sites, clean-needle programs, and reduced use
  3. Telling the group that harm reduction is never an acceptable goal
  4. Avoiding the harm-reduction topic altogether during the session
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Correct answer: Teaching safe-injection sites, clean-needle programs, and reduced use

Harm reduction acknowledges that while abstinence is the ideal, reducing negative consequences of use is still a meaningful goal in substance-use treatment.

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