Low-threshold services for problem drug users in Hungary
| Autor: | Ferenc Márványkövi, József Rácz, Katalin Melles |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Harm reduction Hungary business.industry Public health media_common.quotation_subject Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Abstinence Interviews as Topic Needle-Exchange Programs Harm Reduction Surveys and Questionnaires medicine media_common.cataloged_instance Humans Operations management Substance Abuse Treatment Centers European union business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1210-7778 |
| Popis: | Summary Objectives: The main objective of this study was to explore how harm reduction (HR) approach and low-threshold approach are realised at low-threshold services (LTSs) in Hungary in comparison with the guidelines presented in different policy papers (European Union drugs strategies) and national regulations. Materials and methods: Hungarian LTSs were investigated: 29 organisations out of 44 (66% return rate) were reached with questionnaires and 40 LTS workers were interviewed. Results: The LTSs have difficulties reaching their target group, distributing sufficient sterile syringes and interpreting the concept of ‘low-threshold’ and HR, sometimes defining them as a transient stage to abstinence-based treatment. Conclusion: The study results suggest that Hungarian LTSs need to be re-orientated toward more emphasis on health-related issues. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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