Talk
Harm Reduction in Portuguese Prisons
António Pedro Dores (Dores, A.);
Event Title
Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening Infectious Disease Monitoring
Year (definitive publication)
2014
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
More Information
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Abstract
Portugal is merging prison health care system and National Public Health Care system. Drug addition is a evident problem. Free drug system is shortly used. Metadone is the main system in use. The story of needle exchange program shows some of the problems when introducting harm reduction activities.
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Keywords
Prison; health system; free of drugs prison; Needles exchange program
Publication Identifiers
ci-pub-19371
Other Publication Details
Yes
Other
Londres
Workshop
European
Oral Presentation