Historique
Périodique
The harm-reduction school of thought : three fractions
(Trois écoles de pensée sur la réduction des risques.)
Auteur(s) :
TAMMI, T.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
381-399
Sous-type de document :
Etude de synthèse / Synthetic study
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
35
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
CONCEPT
;
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
SANTE COMMUNAUTAIRE
;
ENTRAIDE
;
POLITIQUE
Note générale :
Contemporary Drug Problems, 2004, 31, (3), 381-399
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Despite its relatively long history in the international drug policy field, the meaning of the term harm reduction is still disputed. From a description of the different actor-based footings of the international harm-reduction school of thought, the analysis concludes that the diverse conceptualisations of harm reduction are to be understood as interpretive frameworks that are functionally different according to the different types of actors and their social and professional positions. Three epistemic fractions of harm reduction are recognized: a professional new public health fraction; a mutual-help and identity movement fraction of the drug users; and a globally oriented fraction. It is argued that, rather than one, the international harm-reduction school of thought is a policy community of the three epistemic fractions that are in dialogue with each other and thus are constantly redefining the meaning of harm reduction. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dept Sociology, Univ. Helsinki, POB 18, 00014 Helsinki
Finlande. Finland.
Finlande. Finland.