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Cross-cultural approaches to harm reduction research: some considerations on the Brazil experience
(Recherches sur les approches culturelles transversales pour la réduction des risques : réflexions sur l'expérience brésilienne)
Auteur(s) :
INCIARDI, J. A. ;
SURRATT, H. L.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
201-212
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
PREVENTION
;
VIH
;
COCAINE
;
RECHERCHE
;
TIERS-MONDE
;
DEVELOPPEMENT
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
Thésaurus géographique
BRESIL
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2001, 36, (1/2), 201-212
Résumé :
Harm reduction initiatives for drug users comprise a range of approaches, including drug-user treatment, advocacy for changes in drug policy, needle exchange programs, bleach distribution, and broad-based interventions that focus on both safer drug use and less risky sexual behaviors. In many developing nations, harm reduction is a relatively new strategy, which focuses almost exclusively on the connections between drug use and the spread of HIV infection. In Brazil, harm reduction programs are few, and little has been documented about their scope, experience, and effectiveness. This paper reviews the status of Brazilian harm reduction initiatives in general, with a specific focus on lessons learned from the conduct of cross-national research in Rio de Janeiro. The study demonstrated the feasibility of implementing a community-based prevention program among an at-risk population of cocaine users in Brazil, and in other countries where there is little tradition of research with out-of-treatment drug users. Finally, the paper addresses aspects of the harm reduction movement that tend to hamper its progress in both developed and developing nations. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Ctr Drug Alcohol Studies, Univ. Delaware, 77 east main st., Newark, Delaware 19716
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.