Exchange, deceit, risk and harm: The consequences for women of receiving injections from other drug users
Exchange, deceit, risk and harm: The consequences for women of receiving injections from other drug users
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DOI：
10.1080/09687630600700111
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Howes, Nik
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作者：
Tompkins, Charlotte N. E.;Sheard, Laura;Howes, Nik
目的：探讨注射非法药物对女性造成的后果。方法：对 45 名曾被他人注射过的女性注射吸毒者进行深入访谈。研究结果：女性依赖他人注射意味着她们对吸毒的控制能力较差。将毒品作为注射货币的现象很常见，妇女别无选择，只能向注射者提供毒品。被他人注射常常会对接受者造成身体伤害。以前的欺骗和伤害经历意味着女性对注射者的意图更加了解，并随后尝试减少未来注射时的伤害。女性似乎对注射相关风险感到困惑，并且感知到的风险往往是复杂且两极分化的。在与注射接受者合作时，了解注射的背景和性质对于服务非常重要。结论：这项工作揭示了有关复杂领域的想法，并强调了与吸毒者一起工作的人员注意这一点的重要性。建议加强对戒毒服务人员的培训，提高他们对影响注射的因素和潜在相关风险的认识。强化当前的减少伤害信息并向注射接受者提供相关建议也很重要。通过提高有关注射的知识和意识，女性接受者可以在注射过程中获得更多的选择和代理权。
Aims: To explore the consequences for women of being injected with illicit drugs.Methods: In-depth interviews with 45 women injecting drug users who have been injected by other people.Findings: Women's reliance on others to administer injections meant they had less control over their drug use. Exchanging drugs as currency for being injected was common and women had little choice but to provide the injector with drugs. Being injected by others often caused the recipient physical harm. Previous experience of deception and harm meant women became more knowledgeable about their injector's intentions and subsequently tried to reduce future damage when being injected. Women appeared to be confused about the risks associated with being injected and the perceived risks were often complex and polarized. Understanding the context and nature of being injected is important for services when working with injection recipients.Conclusions: This work uncovered ideas about a complex area and highlights the importance for those working with drug users to pay attention to this. Increased training and awareness for drug-service staff about factors influencing being injected and the potential associated risks is recommended. Reinforcing current harm-reduction messages and providing related advice to injection recipients is also important. In improving the knowledge and awareness about being injected, women recipients may gain increased choice and agency in the injection process.