Historique
Article de Périodique
Overview of harm reduction in prisons in seven European countries (2016)
Auteur(s) :
SANDER, G. ;
SCANDURRA, A. ;
KAMENSKA, A. ;
MACNAMARA, C. ;
KALPAKI, C. ;
BESSA, C. F. ;
LASO, G. N. ;
PARISI, G. ;
VARLEY, L. ;
WOLNY, M. ;
MOUDATSOU, M. ;
PONTES, N. H. ;
MANNIX-McNAMARA, P. ;
LIBIANCHI, S. ;
ANTYPAS, T.
Année
2016
Page(s) :
13 p.
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
75
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus géographique
EUROPE
;
ESPAGNE
;
CATALOGNE
;
GRECE
;
IRLANDE
;
ITALIE
;
LETTONIE
;
POLOGNE
;
PORTUGAL
Thésaurus mots-clés
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
PRISON
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
VIH
;
HEPATITE
;
DROITS HUMAINS
Résumé :
While the last decade has seen a growth of support for harm reduction around the world, the availability and accessibility of quality harm reduction services in prison settings is uneven and continues to be inadequate compared to the progress achieved in the broader community. This article provides a brief overview of harm reduction in prisons in Catalonia (Spain), Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Portugal. While each country provides a wide range of harm reduction services in the broader community, the majority fail to provide these same services or the same quality of these services, in prison settings, in clear violation of international human rights law and minimum standards on the treatment of prisoners. Where harm reduction services have been available and easily accessible in prison settings for some time, better health outcomes have been observed, including significantly reduced rates of HIV and HCV incidence. While the provision of harm reduction in each of these countries’ prisons varies considerably, certain key themes and lessons can be distilled, including around features of an enabling environment for harm reduction, resource allocation, collection of disaggregated data, and accessibility of services.
Affiliation :
Harm Reduction International