First, Do Less Harm - Harm Reduction As a Principle of Law and Policy

Gain a deeper understanding of how different approaches to harm reduction can lead to more effective policymaking and legislation. Multidisciplinary insights are converging to transform how society addresses substance-related challenges.

About the author

Vanessa Gruben B.Sc.H (Queen's), LL.B. (Ottawa), LL.M. (Columbia) is Vice Dean (Academic) and Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Common Law and a member of the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. She also leads the Ottawa Hub for Harm Reduction - a multidisciplinary forum for scholars and community organizations who work on innovative harm reduction strategies. She is also co-editor of the 5th edition of Canada's leading text on health law and policy in Canada, Canadian Health Law and Policy, co-edited with Joanna Erdman and Erin Nelson (LexisNexis, 2017). Professor Gruben teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Health Law and a seminar on Access to Health Care.

Summary

Gain a deeper understanding of how different approaches to harm reduction can lead to more effective policymaking and legislation. Multidisciplinary insights are converging to transform how society addresses substance-related challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Professor Vanessa Gruben, Vanessa Gruben, Vanessa Cox Gruben, VI
• Assisted by: Chelsea Cox (Editor), Professor Vanessa Gruben (Editor), Vanessa Gruben (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Ottawa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2024
• EAN: 9780776641942
• ISBN: 978-0-7766-4194-2
• No. of pages: 278
• Series: Health and Society
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law