tailieunhanh - báo cáo khoa học: " Moving beyond non-engagement on regulated needle-syringe exchange programs in Australian prisons"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Moving beyond non-engagement on regulated needle-syringe exchange programs in Australian prisons | Harm Reduction Journal BioMed Central Research Moving beyond non-engagement on regulated needle-syringe exchange programs in Australian prisons Daniel Mogg 1 and Michael Levy2 Address 1School of Psychology Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia and 2Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia Email Daniel Mogg - Michael Corresponding author Open Access Published 4 May 2009 Received 12 December 2008 Harm Reduction Journal 2009 6 7 doi 1477-7517-6-7 Accepted 4 May 2009 This article is available from http content 6 1 7 2009 Mogg and Levy licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Background Australia is at a fork in the road with the possibility of a needle-syringe exchange program NSP to be introduced at the new prison in the ACT. However the current situation is characterised by non-engagement from major stakeholders. We explore why informed discussion will not be enough to convince prison officers policy makers and the wider community of the benefits of prison-based NSPs. Other methods of engagement and communication will be proposed - in that may provide avenues for breakthrough . Methods A review of the literature on needle-syringe exchanges and harm reduction strategies within the context of prisons and prisoner health was conducted. Literature on strategies to change attitudes and move beyond intractable situations was also consulted. In addition one author DM conducted a two-hour interview with an ex-prison officer. Results No studies were .