Sentence examples for principles of harm from inspiring English sources

The UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) conference this week, A New Agenda for a New Government, was an opportunity for policy experts to explore how far Duncan Smith's orthodoxy on drugs – which aspires to cure, rather than manage, addiction – coincides with the accepted principles of harm reduction.

That's why one of the core principles of harm reduction is to meet people where they are.

In order to address the public health concerns that these practices raise, a new phase of HIV prevention in PNG is required which draws upon principles of harm reduction.

Upshur [ 20] introduces a set of principles for public health agents to be used for systematic reflection on ethical issues in the practice of public health, and which emphasize the principles of harm, least restrictive means and transparency.

In sum, the cosmopolitan account is supported by principles of harm avoidance and active assistance (positive solidarity) toward individuals at the global level over and above national allegiances characteristic of the above three forms of engagement.

With the US and other Western countries are finally coming round to more reality-based drugs policies, the time has come to embrace the same principles of harm-reduction when it comes to international relations.

"To the extent that it is different, it is potentially harmful because it retreats from the principle of harm reduction, which has been one of the main reasons for the reduction in acquisitive crime in recent years".

The ad exemplifies the principle of harm reduction.

He applauds our laws controlling their sale for achieving valuable harm reduction – yet when the same principle of harm reduction is applied to other drugs, he is incensed.

Yannick Jadot of Greenpeace called the verdict historic because Total could not avoid responsibility and the court recognized the principle of harm to the environment.

'Relief of oppression' is an organizing principle, analogous to the principle of harm reduction that is now widely applied in public health practice.