From division to diversity: building drug user self-organizations across divides

Southwell, Matthew

doi:10.1016/s0955-3959(98)00051-6

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“…(para. 1-3) HR is an alternative to the moralization of drug use (Marlatt, 1996), and is also considered a pragmatic public health approach (Harm Reduction International; Massé, 2013;Southwell & Durjava, 2017). It is primarily aimed at minimizing harms associated with drug use, such as overdose-the leading cause of death for PWID.…”

Section: The Harm Reduction Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Improving Harm Reduction Services: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Highly Marginalized Persons Who Inject Drugs in Montreal

Poliquin

Perreault

Guilhon

et al. 2022

Journal of Drug Issues

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Harm reduction (HR) is an alternative to the moralization of drug use and a pragmatic public health approach aimed at minimizing harms associated with use. This study sought to gain the perspectives of persons who inject drugs (PWID) on the adequacy of services provided by HR organizations in Montreal. Twenty-two semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were conducted with 30 participants. Some of the key advantages of HR perceived by participants include access to injection equipment, psychosocial support, and reduced social isolation. However, many wanted more opportunities for social insertion and greater value to be placed on their knowledge and life experiences (e.g., experiential knowledge of the street scene, drug use, sex work, or homelessness). This study suggests that PWID who access HR services in Montreal are interested in paid work opportunities in environments that promote power sharing, and activities that are conducted and managed by and for them.

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Section: The Harm Reduction Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%