CHECK!NG: A última fronteira para a Redução de Riscos em contextos festivos/CHECK!NG: The last frontier for Harm Reduction in party settings

In the current context of proliferation of new psychoactive substances, and of adulteration of substances that circulate in the black market, Drug Checking is viewed here as a major Harm Reduction strategy. It is a service that has become a need in terms of public health, as it monitors informal dru...

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Published in:Saúde e sociedade 2015-04, Vol.24 (2), p.646
Main Authors: Martins, Daniel, Valente, Helena, Pires, Cristiana
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Black markets
Communication
Harm reduction
Health services
Markets
Public health
Toxic substances
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Summary:In the current context of proliferation of new psychoactive substances, and of adulteration of substances that circulate in the black market, Drug Checking is viewed here as a major Harm Reduction strategy. It is a service that has become a need in terms of public health, as it monitors informal drug markets and disseminates alerts whenever potentially toxic substances are identified. It also mediates communication between the harm reduction technician and the drug user, providing objective information about the drug that the user supplied for analysis, and also producing and disseminating information about local adulteration patterns. By presenting the main processes and outcomes of the intervention of the CHECK!NG project, the authors intend to reflect on the relevance, characteristics and constraints of a Drug Checking service in party settings.
ISSN:0104-1290
1984-0470