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Harm reduction strategies for drug use are compatible with Kantian ethics, challenging the view that Immanuel Kant would reject them. This approach respects autonomy more than mandatory abstinence.

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  • Philosophy of Ethics
  • Public Health Policy
  • Addiction Studies

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  • Harm reduction is often viewed through a consequentialist ethical framework.
  • A common assertion is that Immanuel Kant's deontological ethics would preclude support for harm reduction.
  • Previous analyses have not fully reconciled Kantian principles with harm reduction strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate the compatibility of harm reduction with Kantian ethics.
  • To challenge the claim that Kant would reject harm reduction approaches to drug use.
  • To explore a Kantian justification for harm reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Kant's ethical framework, particularly his views on autonomy and duty.
  • Examination of Kant's specific remarks on intoxication and its moral implications.
  • Comparative ethical analysis of harm reduction versus mandatory abstinence within a Kantian context.

Main Results:

  • Harm reduction strategies are demonstrably compatible with Kantian deontology.
  • Kant's own writings on intoxication support a nuanced understanding that aligns with harm reduction.
  • Kantian ethics provides a basis for arguing harm reduction is morally permissible.

Conclusions:

  • Contrary to common belief, Kantian ethics does not necessitate the rejection of harm reduction.
  • Harm reduction aligns with and potentially better upholds the Kantian duty to respect autonomy.
  • A Kantian perspective supports harm reduction as a morally sound approach to drug use and addiction.