What impact does education and experience have on the harmreduction attitudes of professionals working in homeless services
Journal: NORMA
Year: 2020

Harm reduction in relation to illegal drugs is regularly the subject of research. Since the 1990’s Ireland has taken a harm reduction approach to illegal drug use but without in depth policy debate on the topic. Drug policy can be a controversial topic, both in Ireland and internationally, with harm reduction and abstinence approaches often seen as mutually exclusive. According to several previous studies people who are experiencing homelessness are more likely to have a drug addiction compared