A group of rural medical master’s students at Selkirk College want to know what they think about harm reduction in relation to drug use.
Logan Campbell, Sean Chambers, and Benjamin Koenig are all third-year MD/PhD students. They created the survey as part of a curriculum requirement to complete a community service-based project.
They chose this topic because harm reduction is currently a hot topic in many fields, and local service providers thought data on local attitudes would be useful.
All local M.D. students are required to complete a similar project, and instructor Takaia Larsen said one purpose of this requirement is to help local service providers use the resources available to The aim is to provide local service providers with research that they may not be able to do on their own.
Harm reduction is a strategy and set of policies and interventions aimed at minimizing the negative consequences associated with high-risk behaviors such as drug use, and does not necessarily encourage people accessing such services to engage in high-risk behaviors. This is not a request to stop.
This study aims to assess the local awareness and demographics behind certain ideas. It will be anonymous and confidential. Participants are encouraged to choose the answer that best describes their situation, even if it’s not an exact match, but they can skip questions.
Researchers say the project is not political or has an agenda, but rather is a formal research project approved by Selkirk College’s ethics committee.
The investigation is expected to conclude in early March. Available at shorturl.at/quHTW.
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