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Tendencias del Sistema de Vigilancia de Reducción de Daños de Rhode Island: 2021-2024
Jaejoon Shin1, Emily M Ledingham2, Michelle McKenzie3
1Junior Project Manager, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH).
Rhode Island medical journal (2013)
|December 22, 2025
Resumen
Las sobredosis fatales están aumentando en Rhode Island. Las prácticas de reducción de daños disminuyeron en 2024, lo que resalta la necesidad de programas adaptados, especialmente para personas con discapacidades.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública
- Epidemiología
- Investigación sobre Uso de Sustancias
Sus antecedentes:
- El aumento de las sobredosis fatales en Rhode Island requiere la comprensión del uso de sustancias y la reducción de daños.
- Necesidad crítica de informar las estrategias de prevención a través de datos sobre el uso de sustancias no prescritas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar las tendencias en los comportamientos de uso de sustancias.
- Evaluar las experiencias de sobredosis y las prácticas de reducción de daños.
- Centrarse en personas que usan sustancias no prescritas en Rhode Island.
Principales métodos:
- Muestra de conveniencia de 673 participantes.
- Datos recopilados a través del Sistema de Vigilancia de Reducción de Daños (HRSS) de 2021-2024.
- Análisis del autoinforme sobre el uso de sustancias, sobredosis y prácticas de reducción de daños.
Principales resultados:
- Sustancias más comunes consumidas: alcohol (73%), crack de cocaína (72%), cannabis (69%), cocaína (42%), fentanilo/heroína (39%).
- Se observó una disminución en las prácticas de reducción de daños en 2024 después de un aumento de 2021-2023.
- El 86% de los participantes informó tener una discapacidad.
Conclusiones:
- Una parte significativa de los participantes tiene discapacidades, lo que requiere una reducción de daños adaptada.
- Necesidad de programas integrales de reducción de daños para involucrar a personas de alto riesgo.
- Necesidad urgente de abordar la disminución de las prácticas de reducción de daños.
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