Harm Reduction

"Harm Reduction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The application of methods designed to reduce the risk of harm associated with certain behaviors without reduction in frequency of those behaviors. The risk-associated behaviors include ongoing and active addictive behaviors.

Descriptor ID	D040261
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.477
Concept/Terms	Harm Reduction Harm Reduction Reduction, Harm Harm Minimization Minimization, Harm

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Harm Reduction [F01.145.477]

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Bar chart showing 26 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2010	1	1	2
2015	2	1	3
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	3	5
2018	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	2	4
2025	3	3	6
2026	1	1	2

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Hall OT, Sturgeon JA, Bradley J, Helm A, Rausch J, Kuloszewski E, Deaner M, Malvestutto C, Lipps A, Hassett A. Pain is associated with reduced adherence to safer injection practices among people who inject opioids. Harm Reduct J. 2026 Jun 19; 23(1).

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Nolte K, Del Toro-Mejias L, Bianchet E, Tarplin S, Hoskinson R, Friedmann PD, Stopka TJ. Convenience, rapport and skill: effective rural hepatitis C treatment, qualitative findings from a mobile harm reduction-informed tele-medicine intervention in Northern New England, 2022-2024. Harm Reduct J. 2026 02 25; 23(1).

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Clayton RB, Park J, Mays D, Stevens EM. An Investigation of Young Adults' Psychophysiological and Self-Report Responses to Paid Partnership Disclosures in Pro-Oral Nicotine Pouch Videos. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Apr; 70(4):108196.

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Clayton RB, Park J, Simon K, Weinberg J, Shuvo MSM, Rasul S, Mays D, Stevens EM. Investigating psychophysiological and self-report responses to antioral nicotine pouch social media videos. Health Psychol. 2026 Apr; 45(4):402-412.

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Pope E, Ameral V, Falcón A, Smith J, Shoemaker-Hunt SJ, Bounthavong M, McCullough M, Kim B. Knowledge and attitudes regarding substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction practices among US pharmacists: A scoping review. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2025 Sep-Oct; 65(5):102462.

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Rioux W, Viste D, Sedaghat N, Rider N, Tek JTW, Perri M, Schwartz DG, Ritchie K, Carrà G, Carreiro S, Kreig O, Marcu G, Arthur J, Cogdell J, Brown M, Marshall T, Ghosh SM. Defining terminology and outcome measures for evaluating overdose response technology: An international Delphi study. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2025 07; 44(5):1430-1443.

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Broach JP, Rettger B, Gigliotti R, Chapman BP, Joseph J, Smiley A, Hunter M, Soucie N, Gross K, Babu KM, Weisberg SN. Creating Opioid Response Specialists: A Harm Reduction Initiative. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(4):540-545.

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Ameral V, Sofuoglu M, Kelly MM. Nicotine e-cigarettes for smoking cessation: a clinical pharmacology perspective. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2025 Apr; 18(4):189-196.

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Martin R, DaCunha A, Bailey A, Joseph R, Kane K. Evaluating public health vending machine rollout and utilization in criminal-legal settings. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 02; 169:209584.

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Michener PS, Bianchet E, Fox S, Evans EA, Friedmann PD. "Expected to happen": perspectives on post-release overdose from recently incarcerated people with opioid use disorder. Harm Reduct J. 2024 07 22; 21(1):138.

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