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Harm Reduction in Substance Abuse Treatment

Pragmatism as an Epistemology for Social Work Practice

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ID15413835
AuthorsVictor Lushin (0000-0003-4225-9742, New York University, corresponding author), Viktor Lushin, Jeane W Anastas (0000-0002-6427-871X, New York University)
Year2011
Volume11
Issue1
Pages96-100
Publication date2011-02-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-256X • E-ISSN: 1533-2578
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1533256x.2011.546205
OpenAlexW1894191845
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited11

Social work practice in the drug abuse field is closely tied to the epistemology of logical positivism. Most clinical decisions in this field rely on a positivist “disease model” that broadly categ

Epistemology · Harm · Harm reduction · Political science · Pragmatism · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Public health · Reduction (mathematics · Sociology · Substance abuse · Substance abuse treatment · Substance use · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Nursing · Philosophy · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Social Psychology · Social Work

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    Open Access•Cayley Russell, Savannah Torres-Salbach et al.•BMC Public Health•2025

  • Epistemology and social work

    Steve J Hothersall•European Journal of Social Work•2018

  • The Science of Social Work and Its Relationship to Social Work Practice

    Open Access•Jeane W Anastas•Research on Social Work Practice•2014

  • Reexamining Epistemological Debates in Social Work through American Pragmatism

    Kathryn R Berringer•Social Service Review•2019

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  • A brief comment on theoretical and clinical implications of a pragmatic approach to religion and spirituality in social work

    Ravi Gokani, Stewart Smith•Journal of Religion & Spirituality…•2019

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    Sara Fillmore, Melinda Hohman•Journal of Social Work Practice…•2015

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    Open Access•Andie MacNeil•International Journal of Drug…•2025

  • The case of a needle exchange policy debate in Fresno, California

    Open Access•Kris Clarke•Critical Social Policy•2016

  • Children Who Inject Drugs

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    Open Access•Sandra Mcneil•The British Journal of Social Work•2021

  • Pragmatism as a Research Paradigm and Its Implications for Social Work Research

    Open Access•Vibha Kaushik, Christine A Walsh•Social Sciences•2019

  • Science and Social Work

    Stuart A Kirk, Stuart Kirk et al.•Science and social work•2002

  • Interventions to reduce harm associated with adolescent substance use

    Open Access•John W Toumbourou, JW Toumbourou et al.•The Lancet•2007

  • Women and Addiction

    Ellen Tuchman•Journal of Addictive Diseases•2010

  • The role of functional social support in treatment retention and outcomes among outpatient adult substance abusers

    Open Access•Patricia L Dobkin, Mirella De Civita et al.•Addiction•2002

  • Dissolution of a harm reduction track for opiate agonist treatment

    Open Access•Bryan Hartzler, Ann J Cotton et al.•International Journal of Drug…•2010

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  • The concept of mental disorder

    Jerome C Wakefield•American Psychologist•1992

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Unique citing works17
Citations per year1,42
Citation span2014 - 2025 (12)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 17

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