"A LITTLE HEAVEN IN HELL": THE ROLE OF A SUPERVISED INJECTION FACILITY IN TRANSFORMING PLACE
"A LITTLE HEAVEN IN HELL": THE ROLE OF A SUPERVISED INJECTION FACILITY IN TRANSFORMING PLACE
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DOI：
10.2747/0272-3638.33.8.1144
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发表时间：
2012-11-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Jozaghi, Ehsan
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作者：
Jozaghi, Ehsan
虽然有关 InSite（北美第一个受监管的注射设施）的大量研究已在国际领先期刊上发表，但很少有人关注该设施在当地吸毒文化中的作用及其在温哥华市中心东区的位置转变。本研究分析了 InSite 对注射吸毒者 (IDU) 生活的变革作用。对参加 InSite 的一小部分注射吸毒者进行了半结构化定性访谈。采访内容逐字转录并使用 NVivo 8 软件进行主题分析。参与者的叙述表明，参加 InSite 对他们的生活产生了许多积极影响，包括改变分享行为、改善健康、建立社会支持和挽救生命。此外，参加 InSite 在创造独特的微环境方面特别有效，注射吸毒者越来越多地将设施视为他们的社区中心。
While numerous studies on InSite (North America's first supervised injection facility) have been published in leading international journals, little attention has been given to the facility's role in the local culture of drug use and its transformation of place in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. This study analyzes the transformative role of InSite in the lives of injection drug users (IDUs). Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with a small, purposively chosen sample of IDUs attending InSite. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically using NVivo 8 software. Participants' narratives indicate that attending InSite has had numerous positive effects in their lives, including changes in sharing behavior, improving health, establishing social support and saving their lives. Furthermore, attending InSite has been particularly effective in creating a unique microenvironment where IDUs are increasingly identifying the facility as their community center.