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Harm reduction calls to action from young people who use drugs on the streets of Vancouver and Lisbon.
Canêdo, Joana; Sedgemore, Kali-Olt; Ebbert, Kelly; Anderson, Haleigh; Dykeman, Rainbow; Kincaid, Katey; Dias, Claudia; Silva, Diana; Charlesworth, Reith; Knight, Rod; Fast, Danya.
  • Canêdo J; GAT (Grupo de Ativistas Em Tratamentos), Avenida Paris, 4 - 1º direito, 1000-228, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Sedgemore KO; MANAS, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Ebbert K; 'Namgis First Nation, Alert Bay, Canada.
  • Anderson H; Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Dykeman R; British Columbia Center on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, V6Z 2A9, Canada.
  • Kincaid K; Youth RISE, Sneem, Ireland.
  • Dias C; British Columbia Center on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, V6Z 2A9, Canada.
  • Silva D; British Columbia Center on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, V6Z 2A9, Canada.
  • Charlesworth R; GAT (Grupo de Ativistas Em Tratamentos), Avenida Paris, 4 - 1º direito, 1000-228, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Knight R; MANAS, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Fast D; MANAS, Lisbon, Portugal.
Harm Reduct J ; 19(1): 43, 2022 05 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2139312
ABSTRACT
Vancouver, Canada, and Lisbon, Portugal, are both celebrated for their world-leading harm reduction policies and programs and regarded as models for other cities contending with the effects of increasing levels of drug use in the context of growing urban poverty. However, we challenge the notion that internationally celebrated places like Lisbon and Vancouver are meeting the harm reduction needs of young people who use drugs (YPWUD; referring here to individuals between the ages of 14 and 29). In particular, the needs of YPWUD in the context of unstable housing, homelessness, and ongoing poverty-a context which we summarize here as "street involvement"-are not being adequately met. We are a group of community and academic researchers and activists working in Vancouver, Lisbon, and Pittsburgh. Most of us identify as YPWUD and have lived and living experience with the issues described in this comment. We make several calls to action to support the harm reduction needs of YPWUD in the context of street involvement in and beyond our settings.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ill-Housed Persons / Substance-Related Disorders Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Humans / Young adult Language: English Journal: Harm Reduct J Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12954-022-00607-7

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ill-Housed Persons / Substance-Related Disorders Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Humans / Young adult Language: English Journal: Harm Reduct J Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12954-022-00607-7