Historique
Rapport
Social reintegration in the European Union and Norway
(Réinsertion sociale dans l'union européenne et en Norvège)
Auteur(s) :
VERSTER, A. ;
SOLBERG U.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
85 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA
Refs biblio. :
96
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
UNION EUROPEENNE
;
NORVEGE
Thésaurus mots-clés
REINSERTION SOCIALE
;
DEFINITION
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
DISPOSITIF DE SOIN
Organismes
OEDT
Note générale :
Lisbonne, EMCDDA, 2003, 85 p.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The main objectives of this study were: to identify national policy definitions regarding social reintegration services in addiction treatment; to identify what type of interventions are classified as part of social reintegration per country; to make an estimate of the number of services and their clientele per country; and to describe the projects and services in each particular country. In some cases, social reintegration is the last stage of the treatment process but in others it is a post-treatment intervention carried out by non-treatment services. However, as a general observation, social reintegration is not necessarily perceived as either the last step in the treatment process or as a post-treatment intervention, but rather as a separate and independent intervention, with its own goals and means, which can be offered for both former and current problem drug users. This indicates that social reintegration does not necessarily have to take place after treatment but that it can take place irrespective of prior treatment.
A second, but equally important, implication of social reintegration for both current and former drug users is the fact that it is an intervention for the whole spectrum of clients as a target group, ranging from well-functioning clean former addicts to very deprived street addicts. Social reintegration for problem drug users generally takes place through one of the following three channels: social reintegration for excluded groups, with or without addiction problems; social reintegration for persons with addiction problems in general; and social reintegration explicitly and exclusively for problem drug users. There are many countries that provide social reintegration services through more than one of the "channels" above, but there is a tendency for one channel to dominate. In summary, national and European drug strategies recognise that social reintegration is an important part of the overall range of responses to drug use, but the actual availability of social reintegration services is limited. This point is even more apparent when we consider that many interventions are not only for former and current drug users but for a wide variety of clients.
However, as drug users may also attend social reintegration services that are not specifically targeted at this group, the real impact will remain unclear. Another point that has emerged is that many evaluations assess the many social reintegration interventions according to indicators such as level of drug use and consumption patterns, as well as improvement of physical and mental health. However, despite the obvious importance of such improvements for the users eventual reintegration into society, the final objective - integration of the former drug user into society - often is not achieved. (From the author' s abstract)
The main objectives of this study were: to identify national policy definitions regarding social reintegration services in addiction treatment; to identify what type of interventions are classified as part of social reintegration per country; to make an estimate of the number of services and their clientele per country; and to describe the projects and services in each particular country. In some cases, social reintegration is the last stage of the treatment process but in others it is a post-treatment intervention carried out by non-treatment services. However, as a general observation, social reintegration is not necessarily perceived as either the last step in the treatment process or as a post-treatment intervention, but rather as a separate and independent intervention, with its own goals and means, which can be offered for both former and current problem drug users. This indicates that social reintegration does not necessarily have to take place after treatment but that it can take place irrespective of prior treatment.
A second, but equally important, implication of social reintegration for both current and former drug users is the fact that it is an intervention for the whole spectrum of clients as a target group, ranging from well-functioning clean former addicts to very deprived street addicts. Social reintegration for problem drug users generally takes place through one of the following three channels: social reintegration for excluded groups, with or without addiction problems; social reintegration for persons with addiction problems in general; and social reintegration explicitly and exclusively for problem drug users. There are many countries that provide social reintegration services through more than one of the "channels" above, but there is a tendency for one channel to dominate. In summary, national and European drug strategies recognise that social reintegration is an important part of the overall range of responses to drug use, but the actual availability of social reintegration services is limited. This point is even more apparent when we consider that many interventions are not only for former and current drug users but for a wide variety of clients.
However, as drug users may also attend social reintegration services that are not specifically targeted at this group, the real impact will remain unclear. Another point that has emerged is that many evaluations assess the many social reintegration interventions according to indicators such as level of drug use and consumption patterns, as well as improvement of physical and mental health. However, despite the obvious importance of such improvements for the users eventual reintegration into society, the final objective - integration of the former drug user into society - often is not achieved. (From the author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Portugal