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Drug Related Harm Reduction Programs
Programs whose objectives are to protect people from the potentially deadly effects of the drugs they use, reduce HIV risk, increase access to treatment services and reduce public drug use and improper disposal of hypodermic needles and syringes.
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Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinics
Programs that provide access to fast, professional treatment for people with opioid and alcohol use disorders. RAAM clinics are low-barrier, walk-in facilities that patients can visit to get help for a substance use disorder, in most cases without an appointment or formal referral. Their operating hours range from daily to once a week. In addition to addiction physicians, the clinics provide access to nurses and counsellors, who are able to provide medication-assisted treatment and short-term therapy until the patient is stable and ready to be transferred back to their primary care physicians, who are provided with materials to be prepared to take over the patient's treatment plan. Medications used by the clinics in treatment include buprenorphine or methadone for opioid use disorders, and naltrexone or acamprosate for alcohol use disorders.
Relapse Prevention Programs
Programs that provide structured therapy groups or other interventions which help recovering drug and/or excessive alcohol users make the cognitive, behavioural and attitudinal changes that are necessary to prevent them from returning to their previous patterns of use. The program helps participants deal in a very focused way with a wide variety of issues that have an impact on their commitment to sobriety and may include topics like exercise, nutrition, boredom, addictive behaviour, looking forward, work and recovery, guilt and shame, the role of 12-step programs, staying busy, truthfulness, trust, repairing relationships, anger management, money management and dealing with feelings.
Substance Use Disorder Crisis Intervention
Programs that provide in-person immediate response services for people who are in life-threatening situations due to a drug overdose or acute intoxication. Included are 24-hour facilities which have emergency intake capabilities and organizations that have mobile units which allow staff to intervene directly at the scene.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.