Harm Reduction in Italian and UK Prisons: The Gap Between Policy and Implementation for HIV and Drugs. by
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program in Prisons from the Perspective of Medical and non-Medical Prison Staff: A Qualitative Study in Iran
Background As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups, following the HIV epidemics, Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) has been initiated in prisoners since 2003. In this paper, we aimed to assess the advantages and shortcomings of the MMT program from the perspective of people who were involved with the delivery of prison healthcare in Iran. Me...
متن کاملAddressing the Needs of Sexual Partners of People Who Inject Drugs through Peer Prevention Programs in Iran
Despite the fact that HIV epidemic is mainly driven by injection drug use in Iran, partners of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) have been seriously neglected in terms of effective preventive interventions. Currently, sexual partners of PWID might have access to some harm reduction services at Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) centers; however, their needs have not been effectively targeted ...
متن کاملHIV, Hepatitis C, TB, Harm Reduction, and Persons Deprived of Liberty
HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and TB in prisons and other places of detention are serious public health concerns, with prevalence and incidence considerably higher than in the general community because of the overrepresentation of risky behavior, substandard conditions, overcrowding, people who inject drugs, and the wholly inadequate prevention, care, and treatment of these conditions, includin...
متن کاملReviewing, Documenting and Assessing of Addiction Treatment, and Harm Reduction Programs in Iranian Prisons
Objectives: The purposes of this study were to document and assessment of drug related treatment and harm reduction programs in Iranian prisons and suggesting solutions for improvement of these programs. Methods: This study was conducted in three phases including first, collecting library data available at the central library of the prison organization; second, according to the result of the f...
متن کاملHarm Reduction Programme in Thailand
This article is specifically on the harm reduction programme that has been in practise in Thailand in the past as well as the present on-going project. The Thai government’s initiative in declaring war against drugs has greatly helped in this programme. The working group on HIV and Drug Risk Reduction have outlined six projects, from public awareness right up to the prevention of HIV in prisons...
متن کامل