Titre : | An inventory of on-site pill-testing interventions in the EU |
Titre traduit : | (Inventaire des actions de terrain qui pratiquent le testing des produits dans l'UE) |
Auteurs : | KRIENER H. ; R. BILLETH ; C. GOLLNER ; LACHOUT S. ; P. NEUBAUER ; R. SCHMID |
Type de document : | Rapport |
Editeur : | Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA, 2001 |
Collection : | Scientific Reports |
Format : | 112 p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAR (Marchés / Markets) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique UNION EUROPEENNE ; AUTRICHE ; BELGIQUE ; FRANCE ; ALLEMAGNE ; PAYS-BAS ; ESPAGNE ; SUISSEThésaurus mots-clés MILIEU FESTIF ; RAVE ; DEPISTAGE ; PREVENTION DE PROXIMITE ; REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES ; DIFFUSION DES PRODUITS |
Résumé : |
The main purpose of this study, carried out by Check-It in Vienna for the EMCDDA in 2000, was to provide an objective overview of goals, methods, results and evaluation efforts of pill-testing projects - both those that are up and running in the European Union and those in planning stage to be set up in the near future. A comprehensive questionnaire was elaborated and sent to all known organisations. [...]
Pill testing interventions are important measures to enter into contact with hard to reach populations and to raise their interest in preventive and harm reduction messages. On-site pill testing interventions should closely be linked to information provision with preventive and safer use messages, through a wide range of information supports. Cooperation with local authorities and especially with the police is essential. Investment in high quality analytical tools (quantitative and qualitative detection) which can be transported to the intervention sites is a relevant element. The information talks with potential consumers should not only focus on the substances but also on their consumption and related behaviours at raves and in clubs (legal, sexual, social aspects). Despite the lack of empirical data, for health systems in general and information and prevention projects in particular, it is crucial to know about new substances and consumption trends, otherwise there is a high risk of losing credibility with well-informed users of psychoactive substances. Pill-testing projects can be an important source of information on new substances and consumption trends as they are in closest possible contact with the relevant scenes, more so than other organisations within the prevention system. Furthermore, they have an insight into most of the substances that are actually being consumed and know by whom, where, how and why these substances are being consumed. Pill testing interventions have to be part of a global strategy for prevention and harm reduction in recreational settings. By using the information from on-site pill testing interventions, a national warning system could deepen its data pool in terms of social contexts: who are the people consuming these substances, how, where and why are they consuming these substances in this and that particular way and which information can be passed on to potential consumers in a meaningful and successful manner? Due to the lack and difficulties of evaluation, on the one hand there is still no strict scientific proof for the protective impact of on-site pill-testing interventions but on the other hand, there is also no scientific evidence to conclude that such interventions rather promote drug use or might be used by dealers for marketing purposes. Drawing together pieces of evidence is, however, often a first step for deciding on new intervention models. There is a need for more research and evaluation studies on the whole range of effects of on-site pill-testing interventions. (Extract of the publication) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | Vienna Social Projects, Vienna, Austria |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1300622 |
Cote : | OEDT-4.16 |
Lien : | http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/html.cfm/index1577EN.html |
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Documents numériques (3)
EMCDDA_Pill-testing_2001.pdf Adobe Acrobat PDF |
EMCDDA_Pill-testing_Sum_2001.pdf Adobe Acrobat PDF |
EMCDDA_Pill-testing_FactFiles_2001.pdf Adobe Acrobat PDF |
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