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Article de Périodique
Drug user organizations in the Nordic countries-local, national, and international dimensions (2012)
Auteur(s) :
FRANK, V. A. ;
ANKER, J. ;
TAMMI, T.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
462-473
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
SCANDINAVIE
;
SUEDE
;
DANEMARK
;
NORVEGE
;
FINLANDE
Thésaurus mots-clés
USAGER
;
AUTOSUPPORT
;
POLITIQUE
;
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
Résumé :
The article focuses on drug user organizations that represent and advocate for active "hard drug" users in the Nordic countries. It discusses the opportunities and challenges that these organizations face in their search for legitimacy and political influence. The comparative perspective points at similarities and differences in national contexts that both support and challenges the existence of drug user organizations, including drug policy, social welfare policy, trends in drug use, and organizational conditions. The article also discusses the importance of international network and transnational organizations that support drug user organizations.
Affiliation :
Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark