From: Lower-risk substance use guidelines accessible by youth
Lower-Risk Substance Use Guideline Definitions |
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“The LRCUG are based on scientific evidence, identifying behaviors within the user’s control that influence the risk of health consequences from cannabis use. Our expert group systematically reviewed up-to-date evidence, and translated it into concrete recommendations on how to practically reduce such health risks.” [6] |
“An important educational tool in a public health-oriented alcohol policy are so-called ‘Low Risk Drinking Guidelines’.7 These use scientific evidence to provide guidelines on practices or patterns of alcohol use that substantially reduce the risks of experiencing acute and long-term harms.7” [8] |
“… evidence consistently shows that individual substance use behaviors, and corresponding choice-making by users, substantially influence related health – and, on the population level, public health – outcomes. Hence, informing and influencing individual users to make choices to lower substance use-related health risks, based on scientific evidence, constitutes an integral component for a public health approach.44 “ [9] |
“… the LRCUG present a set of user-oriented recommendations towards informing and adjusting use-related risk behaviors, and consequentially reducing acute or long-term health harm for desired results. As such, the LRCUG serve as a ‘targeted prevention’ tool, as exists in other areas of health behaviors (e.g., low-risk drinking, safer sex, healthy eating/ nutrition guidelines) (Johnson et al., 2003; Mozaffarian, 2016; Rehm and Patra, 2012; Snook, 2004).” [10] |
“It was assumed at the outset of this undertaking that guidelines which set specific low-risk levels are a useful device to assist consumers in making individual drinking decisions.” [11] |