https://emsenn.net/tags/harm-reduction/ Recent content in Harm-Reduction on emsenn.net Hugo en Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/medicine/domains/pharmacology/texts/pharmacology-and-harm-reduction/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/medicine/domains/pharmacology/texts/pharmacology-and-harm-reduction/ <p><a href="../../../terms/harm-reduction.md" class="link-internal">Harm reduction</a> is a public health approach that reduces the negative consequences of substance use without requiring abstinence. Pharmacological literacy — understanding how drugs work, how the body processes them, and what makes some patterns of use more dangerous than others — is essential infrastructure for harm reduction practice. This text connects pharmacological concepts to harm reduction applications.</p> <h2 id="overdose-prevention-the-pharmacology"><a href="#overdose-prevention-the-pharmacology" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Overdose prevention: the pharmacology </h2> <p>Overdose is not a moral failure. It is a pharmacological event with identifiable mechanisms and preventable causes.</p>