Harm reduction approaches to prevention attempt to reduce the negative consequences of a behaviour by doing such things as handing out clean needles to drug addicts. In contrast, programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, have the goal of eliminating and refraining entirely from a problematic behaviour and adhere to the ____________ approach.

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Programs like Alcoholics Anonymous focus on the abstinence approach, which aims to completely stop and avoid the problematic behavior, unlike harm reduction strategies that seek to minimize the negative impacts of such behaviors.

Harm Reduction Approaches to Prevention Attempt to Reduce the Negative