ReviewInquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
Depoliticization of Violence: Critical Limits of Risk Environment Frameworks in Drug Use Research.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- How survivors of exploitation who use drugs navigate systems of care: an analysis of survivor insights using the intersectional risk environment.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Structural violence, decolonization and harm reduction in prisons: a critical perspective on opioid use disorders, gender and race.Frontiers in sociology · 2026Article
- A qualitative study of the impacts of a government crackdown against revenue sharing between pharmacies and patients in Vancouver, Canada.Discover public health · 2026Article
- The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on the HIV-Related Stigma of People Living With HIV in Turkey.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
The risk environment framework (REF) is a widely-accepted tool in policy research related to drug use. Its prevalence warrants a critical exploration of its strengths and weaknesses. This critical appraisal is a comprehensive analysis of the REF by definition and through relevant examples of its use within the context of public health evaluations, social science research, and epidemiological strategies in substance use-related policy. We examine the tensions inherent to a risk environment analysis, centering on its deficit-based lens of behavior, risk, and harm. This narrative review argues for shifts in frameworks within drug policy research away from individual- and community-level blame.
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