Do NO harm? Or do Minimal Harm?

"Harm reduction," he said, " Is not about getting off of or stopping using drugs. It is
about minimizing the health consequences of using drugs."

Why are drugs policies so inhumane?

And who from the Movement "will be covering" the Harm Reduction Therapy Conference coming up in Philadelphia the first weekend in November?

Among the speakers scheduled is Andrew Tatarsky, PhD Co-Director, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and Training Associates. As his bio explains:

Dr. Tatarsky has presented widely in the area of substance use and harm reduction. He is a founding member and president-elect of the Addiction Division of the New York State Psychological Association and chair of the board of Moderation Management.Dr. Tatarsky is the author / editor of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems.

Maybe that slogan one of my college clubs had -- Nihil in Moderato -- explains why so many of its alums have "problems" with moderation.

Just maybe...