‘It’s not about abstinence’: Meet Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioner Darren Smyth

“We have a primary health focus. Our national ideological framework is harm reduction,” says Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioner Darren Smyth of the specialty’s core objective. “It’s not about abstinence, it’s about meeting that person where they’re at, looking at their goals and providing them information, resources and education to reduce the harm associated with […]