• treefrog@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    No, harm reduction would be recognizing that an object as causing harm, that people will use that object anyway, and doing what we can to minimize the harms caused by that use.

    It’s less about addiction and brain chemistry than simple math. If harm is being caused, and it can be reduced, reduce it.

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      7 months ago

      Ah, so more like self-harm prevention, gotcha.

      I guess like any tool, whether it is help or harm depends on the user and usage.