Practices of care among people who buy, use, and sell drugs in community settings

Original research
par
Kolla, Gillian & Carol Strike

Date de publication

2020

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

We examine the integration of people who sell drugs directly into harm reduction service provision, and their practices of care with other PWUD in their community.

Constatations/points à retenir

By taking seriously the importance for PWUD of procuring good quality drugs, a wider variety of practices of care are made visible. These additional practices of care include assistance in buying drugs, information on drug potency, and refusal to sell drugs that are perceived to be too strong.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Participant observation over 7 months + n=20 interviews

Mots clés

Harm reduction
About PWUD
Illegal drugs
Peer/PWLLE program involvement
SCS/OPS
Diversion