Stakeholders’ Problematisation of Drug Consumption Rooms: A Case Study of the Policy Initiative in Helsinki
Drug consumption rooms are one of the harm reduction interventions to handle complex social problems. The Helsinki city initiative puts drug consumption room (DCR) on a government agenda in Finland, which has also triggered a broader discussion. This study presents how stakeholders problematise and...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2023
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Journal of drug issues
Jahr: 2023, Band: 53, Heft: 2, Seiten: 262-279 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Drug consumption rooms are one of the harm reduction interventions to handle complex social problems. The Helsinki city initiative puts drug consumption room (DCR) on a government agenda in Finland, which has also triggered a broader discussion. This study presents how stakeholders problematise and what solutions they propose for DCRs. The research is based on in-depth interviews of 23 stakeholders and the theoretical perspective of Bacchi’s approach – ‘What’s the problem represented to be?’ (WPR).The results show that while stakeholders’ solutions resemble each other on the core DCR functions, the variations are found mainly in the introduction of extended services, policy development strategy, types of drug allowance in DCRs, and drug testing options. Stigmatisation of PWUDs still leads the harm reduction services to be considered from a moral framework. Stakeholders tend to take their positions according to strategic considerations related to electoral politics, expedience and the symbolic role of policies. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-1369 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00220426221093609 |
