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New psychoactive substances in Eurasia: a qualitative study of people who use drugs and harm reduction services in six countries
Harm Reduction Journal, Volume: 17, Issue: 1
Swansea University Author: Rick Lines
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DOI (Published version): 10.1186/s12954-020-00448-2
Abstract
This is the first detailed, multi-country investigation of NPS use, markets and the harm reduction response in the Eurasian region. The study involved semi-structured interviews/focus groups with 124 people who use drugs and 55 health and harm reduction service providers across the six countries. It...
| Published in: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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| ISSN: | 1477-7517 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2020
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55687 |
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This is the first detailed, multi-country investigation of NPS use, markets and the harm reduction response in the Eurasian region. The study involved semi-structured interviews/focus groups with 124 people who use drugs and 55 health and harm reduction service providers across the six countries. It makes an important contribution to the scarce information on the use of NPS in the six focus countries, and highlights the need for enhancing the harm reduction response in the region, including the removal of punitive drug policies. It also points the way for further research on new psychoactive substances and harm reduction in the region. |
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New Psychoactives Substances, NPS, harm reduction, drug policy, Eurasia, Belarus, Moldova, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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1 |