การลดอันตราย: นโยบายเพื่อความยุติธรรมทางสังคม

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          This research study is based on documentary research on harm reduction.  The definition of harm reduction has changed over the years, but it has increasingly coordinated with public health approaches.  Harm reduction focuses on HIV, Hepatitis C, and illegal drugs.  The program's primary prevention is educational approaches that are open to all without judgment and with open, honest, and respectful decision-making processes.  The harm reduction's approach is to meet people where they are and not condemn their harmful behaviors but rather work with them, families, and communities to reduce the harmful effects of a given behavior.  This research informs harm reduction policy prevention and treatment that has been working well in Canada to reduce new cases of drug overdoses, death and reduce new prisoners in jail due to drug-related.  Stigma against drug users and ill-treatment from law enforcement officers, entities, and individuals are still major social problems in Thai society.  Increased understanding of the public toward drug users might reduce stigmatization and successful harm reduction programs in Thailand.