{"id":10796,"date":"2026-01-14T17:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/?p=10796"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:54:43","slug":"the-lure-and-the-loss-of-harm-reduction-indrug-policy-and-practice-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/the-lure-and-the-loss-of-harm-reduction-indrug-policy-and-practice-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lure and the Loss of Harm Reduction in\u2026Drug Policy and Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10796\" class=\"elementor elementor-10796\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfd2bef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dfd2bef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c34981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78c34981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Journal of Drug Policy &amp; Practice Vol-1-Issue-2.pdf<\/span><\/p><p>One of the most difficult subjects to understand and assess in the drug policy and practice field is harm reduction because of disputes about its intent and meaning. 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