Harm Reduction

“The key question is whether waste is produced more or less efficiently as systems scale up, and how big a recycling burden there is as a consequence.”
“We have very clear evidence that, though not risk free, nicotine e-cigarettes are substantially less harmful than smoking.”  
The UK has a long history with alcohol, as the phrase gin mill might attest.
The study, conducted across 29 academic medical centers, looked at patients who were transferred to the ICU or had died 24 hours or later after hospitalization for a medical illness.
This protocol has worked well for some pollutants, for which concentrations are now well within standards:
Dr. Josh Axe’s Detox Your Liver: A 6-Step Liver Cleanse.
As we grappled with the pandemic in 2021, reports to the FDA of disruptive and sometimes violent airline passengers surged to unheard-of levels – almost 6,000, more than double any other year.
The conversation opened with John Batchelor highlighting the pervasive role of data in contemporary life, particularly in healthcare.