Challenges and Successes of Harm Reduction Services in Drop-in Centers: Perspectives of Service Providers
Author(s) -
Hamid Ravaghi,
Hamed Zandiyan,
Parvin Afsar Kazerooni,
Mojhgan Sabet,
Hakimeh Mostafavi,
Minoo Alipouri Sakha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal high risk behaviors and addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2251-8711
DOI - 10.5812/ijhrba.29391
Subject(s) - harm reduction , thematic analysis , service provider , service delivery framework , harm , qualitative research , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , service (business) , medicine , business , public relations , nursing , family medicine , psychology , marketing , sociology , political science , social psychology , social science
Background: In Iran, the most common mode of HIV transmission among male intravenous drug users is sharing injection needles and syringes.Harm reduction initiatives, as a way of reducing the burden of this problem , are a set of policies and programs which attempt primarily to reduce the adverse health, social, and economic consequences of substances to drug users, their families, and
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