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Drug users'experiences of witnessing overdoses : what do they know and what do they need to know?
(Usagers témoins d'overdoses : ce qu'ils savent et ce qu'ils doivent savoir ?)
Auteur(s) :
BEST, D. ;
MAN, L. H. ;
GOSSOP, M. ;
NOBLE, A. ;
STRANG, J.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
407-412
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
12
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2000, 19, (4), 407-412
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
L'expérience et le comportement vis-à-vis d'un pair victime d'overdose sont recueillis auprès de 155 patients en traitement ambulatoire dans un hôpital spécialisé londonien. Environ la moitié de l'échantillon a déjà fait une overdose et 82% en ont été témoins, et certains témoins d'overdose fatale. La plupart des usagers disent avoir essayé de réanimer ou d'assister la victime de différentes manières. La plupart des usagers disent aussi être au courant des gestes à faire, ne sont pas bloqués par la crainte de la répression policière et sont prêts à intervenir dans le futur. Un tiers sont accepteraient de se former à la gestion de l'OD et la majorité souhaiterait disposer de naloxone à domicile.
ENGLISH :
The Study investigated overdose attitudes and experiences among 155 attenders at an out-patient drug clinic in south London. Almost half the sample (46.8%) had ever overdosed while 82.6% had witnessed overdoses, of whom 43 had witnessed overdose fatalities. However, this does not appear to have been a consequence of inaction, with most users reporting that they had attempted to resuscitate or assist the victim in a number of ways. Most participants also reported a reasonable awareness of the appropriate actions to take, were not deterred by fear of police sanction and managind reported that they would be willing to intervene in the future. Over a third were keen to receive training on managing overdose and that the majority would be willing to keep naloxone at home. This evidence supports previous research suggesting that addicts may be a valuable resource in strategies for reducing overdose fatalities through training and the dissemination of new drug technologies such as naloxone. (Author's abstract.)
L'expérience et le comportement vis-à-vis d'un pair victime d'overdose sont recueillis auprès de 155 patients en traitement ambulatoire dans un hôpital spécialisé londonien. Environ la moitié de l'échantillon a déjà fait une overdose et 82% en ont été témoins, et certains témoins d'overdose fatale. La plupart des usagers disent avoir essayé de réanimer ou d'assister la victime de différentes manières. La plupart des usagers disent aussi être au courant des gestes à faire, ne sont pas bloqués par la crainte de la répression policière et sont prêts à intervenir dans le futur. Un tiers sont accepteraient de se former à la gestion de l'OD et la majorité souhaiterait disposer de naloxone à domicile.
ENGLISH :
The Study investigated overdose attitudes and experiences among 155 attenders at an out-patient drug clinic in south London. Almost half the sample (46.8%) had ever overdosed while 82.6% had witnessed overdoses, of whom 43 had witnessed overdose fatalities. However, this does not appear to have been a consequence of inaction, with most users reporting that they had attempted to resuscitate or assist the victim in a number of ways. Most participants also reported a reasonable awareness of the appropriate actions to take, were not deterred by fear of police sanction and managind reported that they would be willing to intervene in the future. Over a third were keen to receive training on managing overdose and that the majority would be willing to keep naloxone at home. This evidence supports previous research suggesting that addicts may be a valuable resource in strategies for reducing overdose fatalities through training and the dissemination of new drug technologies such as naloxone. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Natl Addict. Ctre, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.