We advocate instead a do-no-harm strategy in lieu of emergency care and endless rehabilitation of damaged water systems.
For Mr. Romney, the decision is one of the boldest moves of his presidential candidacy, which has been guided by a do-no-harm strategy.
Peters added, "There were some outliers, of course, like Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee, who reacted very strongly to the Court's decision and said they would continue to fight 'activist judges.' … But most Republicans are adopting what they see as a do-no-harm strategy: Don't advocate for same-sex marriage, but don't do anything to actively oppose it either".
Development of cigarettes that reduce exposure to harmful smoke constituents is a suggested tobacco harm reduction strategy, but robust methods for measurement of change are required.
"I think what was key to our success [in Mexico City] was to stick to a harm reduction strategy over decades of campaigning," she says.
Both types of programs are part of a so-called harm reduction strategy, in contrast to programs that urge abstinence from drugs and risky sex.
The hysteria over mephedrone is a classic example of indulgent moral outrage at the expense of a common-sense harm reduction strategy.
More generally, the industry is hoping the Obama administration adopts a "harm reduction" strategy toward cigarettes, rather than a policy of strict cessation.
As a harm reduction strategy, methadone maintenance is designed to reduce the costs and dangers of chronic long-term drug use by providing substitution (methadone) treatment to users.
Colter says that drug test kits are part a larger harm reduction strategy.
On Tuesday, Edinburgh City Council's Health and Social Committee will meet to consider the progress of their "harm reduction strategy" towards sex work after its first year.
