Historique
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Thinking ethically about needle and syringe programs
(Penser l'éthique des programmes d'échanges de seringues et d'aiguilles)
Auteur(s) :
KLEINIG J.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
815-825
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
POLITIQUE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
ETHIQUE
;
PREVENTION
;
VIH
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2006, 41, (6-7), 815-825
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Acceptingfor the sake of argumentour current legal policies concerning heroin use and its users, what ethical questions are raised for needle and syringe program (NSPs)? Do they weaken drug laws, send the wrong message or obscure the right message, do little to eliminate the harm of drugs, detract from alternatives, and/or constitute a counsel of despair? I suggest that in the absence of established better alternatives, NSPs constitute a morally acceptable and in some cases even desirable option despite the continued criminalization of injecting drug use. Yet they must be conceived and administered in ways that do not reinforce prevailing social prejudices. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Department of Law and Police Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, 899 Tenth Avenue, Suite 422, NY, 10019. E-mail : jkleinigjjay.cuny.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.