更安全的刺激剂供应:计划成果
Marlene Haines1, Patrick O'Byrne1
1School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
概括
更安全的兴奋剂供应计划减少了不受监管的兴奋剂使用,包括可卡因和水晶甲胺. 这些计划还改善了参与者获得医疗保健和住房的机会,提供了一个重要的减少危害的战略.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
- 减少伤害 减少伤害
背景情况:
- 自2016年以来,不受管制的有毒药物供应导致了显著的死亡率,需要创新的护理策略.
- 安全兴奋剂供应计划提供药品级兴奋剂替代品,以减轻与非法药物使用相关的风险.
研究的目的:
- 通过回顾性医疗病历审查来评估更安全的兴奋剂供应计划的影响.
- 评估计划参与者在不受监管的兴奋剂使用,获得医疗保健和住房状况方面的变化.
主要方法:
- 对28张来自安全刺激剂供应计划的医疗病历进行了回顾性审查.
- 从正在进行的计划摄入和入住表格中提取的数据.
- 用于分析收集的数据的描述性统计数据.
主要成果:
- 参与者报告说,日常可卡因使用 (中位数为10到0分) 和水晶甲胺使用 (中位数为1.5到0分) 显著下降.
- 观察到获得初级保健和传染病服务的改善.
- 计划参与者报告了改善的住房状况.
结论:
- 更安全的兴奋剂供应计划有效地减少了参与者对不受监管的兴奋剂的依赖.
- 这些计划代表了对正在进行的毒品中毒危机的未充分利用但至关重要的危害减轻工具.
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