Limiting the harmful effects of drugs is one important part of the efforts made in drug abuse care on behalf of the persons who have become heavily addicted to drugs, but if a drug strategy is formulated solely in terms of alleviating the situation of those who have already become addicted, the preventive aspect is neglected, and that, indeed, is what I've experienced when I've talked to people who are promoting harm reduction.
Limiter les effets néfastes de la drogue est un élément important des efforts déployés pour le bien des personnes devenues lourdement dépendantes, mais si une stratégie de lutte est axée exclusivement sur l'amélioration de la situation des toxicomanes, on en arrive à négliger le volet prévention, comme j'ai pu le constater en parlant aux personnes qui s'occupent de réduction des préjudices.