Harm Reduction : Historical account of the concept and the spread of usage as an imported concept in Japanese healthcare domain

ハームリダクション ガイネン セイリツ ノ ハイケイ ト ニホン ニ オケル ゴ ノ テイチャク ニ ツイテ

Suh, Sookja

池田, 光穂

Ikeda, Mitsuho

薬物使用

HIV／エイズ（HIV/AIDS）

外来語使用

harm reduction

drug use

HIV/AIDS

use of loan-words

There is an approach known as “harm reduction”. It is being advanced worldwide as a measure to prevent HIV and to support drug users' lives and health. Under this approach, the individuals wishing to use the service are not required the immediate cessation of substances use. The priority is given rather to minimizing the damage to the individual's health caused by substance use. We will first outline the process by which the phrase “harm reduction”, originally imported from English, has been established as a technical term in Japanese healthcare domain today. We will also examine the historical background of the concept of harm reduction, with reference to events that are considered to be significant in this process.

池田, 光穂