English
Ciência-IUL
Comunicações
Descrição Detalhada da Comunicação
Harm Reduction in Portuguese Prisons
Título Evento
Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening Infectious Disease Monitoring
Ano (publicação definitiva)
2014
Língua
Inglês
País
Reino Unido
Mais Informação
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Abstract/Resumo
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.
Agradecimentos/Acknowledgements
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Palavras-chave
Prison; health system; free of drugs prison; Needles exchange program
