scholarly journals Community Care in Reach: Mobilizing Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment Services for Vulnerable Populations

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Regis ◽  
Jessie M. Gaeta ◽  
Sarah Mackin ◽  
Travis P. Baggett ◽  
Joan Quinlan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Treatment Services

scholarly journals Personas que se inyectan drogas en Hermosillo, Sonora. Metodología para su registro

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (67) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angélica Ospina-Escobar
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
People Who Inject Drugs ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Multiplier Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Mixed Approach

Resumen: conocer el tamaño de las poblaciones es fundamental para estimar universos de necesidad, planear intervenciones y evaluarlas. La estigmatización y criminalización del uso de drogas en México hace que las personas que se las inyectan sean difíciles de alcanzar, sin embargo tienen derecho a la salud, y el Estado está obligado a garantizarla, lo que incluye diseñar acciones efectivas para prevenir el sida. En Hermosillo, Sonora, el peso de la trasmisión del virus de inmunodeficiencia humana por drogas inyectadas ha ganado relevancia en la última década, no obstante, se desconoce el tamaño de la población que se inyecta drogas. En este artículo se describe detalladamente cómo se construye una aproximación mixta de metodologías cualitativas y cuantitativas para estimar el tamaño de dicha población en Hermosillo, y se ofrecen recomendaciones para mejorar los sistemas para registrarla en los servicios de tratamiento de adicciones, y cómo potenciar las intervenciones comunitarias de reducción de daños en la ciudad.Palabras clave: métodos multiplicadores; métodos mixtos; personas que se inyectan drogas; reducción de daños; Hermosillo.Abstract: having estimations of the size of populations is critical to estimate universes of need, plan and evaluate interventions. Stigmatization and criminalization of drug use in Mexico makes pwid constitute a hard-to-reach population; however, they have a right to health and it is an obligation of the State to guarantee it, which includes designing effective actions to prevent aids. In Hermosillo, Sonora, the weight of hiv transmission via injecting drug use has gained prominence in the last decade; nevertheless, there are no estimations of pwid population size. In this paper we describe in detail how to build a mixed approach combining qualitative and quantitative techniques to estimate the population size of pwid in Hermosillo. We present recommendations to improve pwid registration systems in addiction treatment services and how to improve community harm reduction interventions in the city.Key words: multiplier methods; mixed methods; people who inject drugs; harm reduction; Hermosillo.

scholarly journals Harm Reduction for Adolescents and Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Community Care in Reach

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492199939
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Noyes ◽  
Ellis Yeo ◽  
Megan Yerton ◽  
Isabel Plakas ◽  
Susan Keyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
People Who Use Drugs ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
High Level

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged the ability of harm reduction programs to provide vital services to adolescents, young adults, and people who use drugs, thereby increasing the risk of overdose, infection, withdrawal, and other complications of drug use. To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on harm reduction services for adolescents and young adults in Boston, we conducted a quantitative assessment of the Community Care in Reach (CCIR) youth pilot program to determine gaps in services created by its closure during the peak of the pandemic (March 19–June 21, 2020). We also conducted semistructured interviews with staff members at 6 harm reduction programs in Boston from April 27 through May 4, 2020, to identify gaps in harm reduction services, changes in substance use practices and patterns of engagement with people who use drugs, and how harm reduction programs adapted to pandemic conditions. During the pandemic, harm reduction programs struggled to maintain staffing, supplies, infection control measures, and regular connection with their participants. During the 3-month suspension of CCIR mobile van services, CCIR missed an estimated 363 contacts, 169 units of naloxone distributed, and 402 syringes distributed. Based on our findings, we propose the following recommendations for sustaining harm reduction services during times of crisis: pursuing high-level policy changes to eliminate political barriers to care and fund harm reduction efforts; enabling and empowering harm reduction programs to innovatively and safely distribute vital resources and build community during a crisis; and providing comprehensive support to people to minimize drug-related harms.

Inside the Black Box: Measuring Addiction Treatment Services and Their Relation to Outcomes

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (sup6) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desirée Crèvecoeur-MacPhail ◽  
Loretta Ransom ◽  
Ana Ceci Myers ◽  
Jeffrey J. Annon ◽  
Nancy Diep ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Treatment Services

Racial Differences in Veterans’ Satisfaction With Addiction Treatment Services

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 383-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey L. Jones ◽  
Barbara H. Hanusa ◽  
Cathleen J. Appelt ◽  
Gretchen L. Haas ◽  
Adam J. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Racial Differences ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Treatment Services
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