Harm Reduction in European Prisons: A Compilation of Models of Best PracticeEuropean Network on Drugs and Infections Prevention in Prison ENDIPP, Cranstoun Drug Services, 2007 - Cross-cultural studies - 183 pages The key aim of this research was to provide an overview of the legislation, policy and practice concerning harm reduction services provided for problematic drug users (PDUs) in 9 European Union (EU) countries. To achieve this, the main objectives were to analyse international, national policies on harm reduction; to explore how harm reduction in conceptualised in different cultural contexts; to identify existing harm reduction initiatives in prisons; to identify the obstacles and barriers that need to be to overcome in order to implement harm reduction measures in prisons; to examine in detail the policies and harm reduction services in place in two sample institutions; to identify models of best practice and promote awareness of the harm reduction initiatives operating in the area of problematic drug users in custody, and finally to present examples of harm reduction measures in prisons from each of the sample countries. Key requirements needed in order to successfully implement sustainable harm reduction services in prisons are identified. These requirements can be formulated on all relevant levels: attitude towards and knowledge about harm reduction, drug addiction and health risks for all key actors, necessary changes both on the policy and practice level. Guidelines are formulated from evidence-based practice, as opposed to moral and value judgements. engl. |
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Acknowledgements | 9 |
Introduction | 25 |
Profiles of the prisons and NGOs visited trends | 35 |
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Austria bleach blood-borne diseases Bulgaria buprenorphine condoms Conjugal visits Council of Europe dental dams drug addiction drug dependent drug free drug treatment EMCDDA Estonia European female prisoners focus groups foreign prisoners grammes guidelines harm reduction measures harm reduction services healthcare hepatitis Hirtenberg HIV infection HIV/AIDS implementation of harm implementing harm reduction imprisonment infectious diseases injecting drug users injecting equipment interviews juvenile Lithuania male measures in prisons Ministry of Justice national prison administration Needle exchange programmes NGOs visited overcrowding PDUs peer educators pre-trial prevention pris prison health prison service prison setting prison staff prison systems prison-based Prisons and NGOs prisons visited problematic drug users reduction in prisons release responsible Romania safer sex sample countries self-harming sentence Ser.T social Spain staff and prisoners Stöver strategies substitution treatment syringe syringe exchange tattooing therapy tion treatment in prison treatment programmes