Harm_Reduction.docx PCN-265 Harm Reduction College of Humanities and Social Sciences,

Harm_Reduction.docx    PCN-265  Harm Reduction  College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University  PCN-265: Relapse Prevention  Harm Reduction  Harm reduction is an important aspect to the treatment of clients. This approach allows individuals to gain knowledge on how to safely continue the use of drugs and alcohol in order to prevent negative effects of using unsafely. The harm reduction approach is beneficial to these clients that have yet to make the substance use change within their lifestyle just yet. This paper is going to discuss harm reduction by defining harm reduction, explaining the importance of harm reduction in recovery, and discuss how to identify clients that would benefit from harm  reduction.  Define Harm Reduction  Sometimes when entering treatment for substance abuse it is hard for the client to fully commit to abstaining from substance use. Harm reduction is an approach to substance abuse treatment that does not require that the client completely abstain from substance use. This approach is used to help educate clients on strategies to reduce the negative health and social effects of continuous substance use. Harm reduction is used to minimize destructive effects of continuing to use. This approach looks at helping the client by “meeting them where they are at” instead of judging or shaming the client. Meeting the client by educating them on programs that shows the clients how to safely continue their addiction while still working on set goals to meet in