Living with addiction: The perspectives of drug using and non-using individuals about sharing space in a hospital setting

Advancing patient‐centered care for structurally vulnerable drug‐using populations: a qualitative study of the perspectives of people who use drugs regarding the potential integration of harm reduction interventions into hospitals

“…Previous research has suggested that hospital-based harm reduction services may foster conflict between ‘non-drug users’ or ‘good drug users’ and ‘disruptive drug users’ (71). However, our findings suggest that specialized wards for high-risk PWUD might limit these conflicts while enabling hospitals to deploy resources (e.g., trained staff) in a more targeted fashion.…”

Integrating place into research on drug use, drug users’ health, and drug policy

“…Additional theoretical contributions by Szott (2014) and Strike and colleagues (2014) consider the roles of place and notions of “governmentality” as sites of agency for people who inject drugs (PWID) within health care service settings. Szott’s (2014) analysis examines how PWID negotiate the medical social control and institutionalized disciplinary power they encounter in hospitals, which are highly regulated places in the USA.…”

“…Strike and colleagues’ (2014) commentary on practices within hospitals poses intriguing questions concerning the relationship between subjectivity and spatial arrangements in mediating the success of harm reduction policy and practice. This commentary considers the idea of implementing harm reduction principles in hospitals that treat significant numbers of people who inject drugs and are HIV positive.…”

“…They find that two key, interconnected issues arise when harm reduction policy and practice are employed in this hospital setting: (1) the discordance between harm reduction and hospital regulatory policy creates contested spaces; and (2) within these contested spaces, drug-using and non-drug using clients negotiate spatial boundaries. Strike and colleagues (2014) recommend that harm reduction research and practice take into consideration the unique socio-spatial issues that emerge from the enactment of harm reduction policy and practice in medical settings.…”

O cuidado em saúde mental para pessoas com necessidades decorrentes do uso de álcool, crack e outras drogas

“…Brasil. Este plano aborda as principais doenças crônicas que afetam a população brasileira (doenças do aparelho circulatório, respiratórias crônicas, câncer e diabetes), incluindo o tabaco e o álcool como fatores de risco associados, definindo e priorizando ações para a sua prevenção e controle em uma década (2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2019)(2020)(2021)(2022) (BRASIL, 2011b).…”