R Street’s Harm-Reduction program aims for integrated harm reduction with tobacco, opioid and sexual behavior as central elements. We believe that “abstinence only” approaches to risky behaviors will not work on a population-wide basis. As such, we emphasize harm-reduction approaches that accept that harmful behavior may continue even as we seek to mitigate – if not eliminate – the harms involved.
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2019) – Under several international law treaties, governments have a duty to provide citizens a right to health as a basic human right. When we consider the widespread…
The right to health is a prerogative inherent to every human being. The protection of the human right to health requires States to take into consideration this objective in the design and…
Confusion: Trump Recommends Raising The National Vaping Age To 21 Years
Chelsea Boyd
From Vaping Post:
Chelsea Boyd, a harm reduction research fellow at the more moderate, center-right R Street Institute, in Washington, D.C., agrees.
“I’m supportive of a national action to…
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Can Harm Reduction Finally Take Root in America’s Schools?
Carrie Wade
From Filter:
R Street Institute supported the production of this piece through a restricted grant to The Influence Foundation.
Vapes and Lung Disease: The CDC’s Lesson in How Not to Handle an Illness Outbreak
Chelsea Boyd
Optimally resolving a nationwide outbreak of any illness involves the cooperation of not only countless local, state and federal agencies, but the media, medical providers and private industry as…
Education Key To Reducing Underage Vaping: Experts
Carrie Wade
From Kalinga TV:
Carrie Wade, director of Harm Reduction Policy for the R. Street Institute, a think-tank based in Washington, told Efe that in the US, e-cigarette advertising campaigns “make…
Most individuals who have ever tried smoking begin experimenting with tobacco as minors, and the typical adult with a smoking habit established that pattern between 17 and 18 years of age….
As more states consider large-scale restrictions on e-cigarette sales, it’s important for all of us to step back and ask, what are we trying to accomplish? Ushering in a new form of tobacco—one…
Despite Setbacks, Vaping Is Here to Stay
Eli Lehrer
E-cigarettes have become a topic of serious controversy around the United States — and not without reason. The number of teenagers using e-cigarettes has increased once again. And already, 13…
WASHINGTON (Oct. 22, 2019)—The R Street Institute welcomes today’s announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products that Swedish Match’s General snus has been…