The Experience of Safety, Harassment and Social Exclusion Among Male Clients of Sydney?s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre

被引:5
作者
Dertadian, George [1 ]
Tomsen, Stephen [2 ]
机构
[1] UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Western Sydney Univ, Sydney, NSW, Australia
关键词
Violence; policing; safety; drug use; safe injecting facilities; SIF; DRUG-USERS; METHAMPHETAMINE USE; OVERDOSE; VIOLENCE; RISK; VANCOUVER; CONTEXT; ABUSE;
D O I
10.5204/ijcjsd.2029
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Research on drug harm reduction services has found these operate as a safe haven from health harm. Less is known about the wider sense of security experienced by clients of such services as a counterbalance to social marginality in their daily lives. As part of a larger study of the experience of violence among Australian men, the authors completed 20 qualitative semi-structured interviews with male clients of Sydney's Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in 2016-2020. These were conducted anonymously in a private clinical room inside the MSIC and focused on aspects of drug use and general life experiences of violence, law enforcement, safety and security. Interviews were analysed by thematic content through a combination of preliminary and second close readings. Our analysis found that the MSIC consistently acted as a reprieve from harassment and violence from police and members of the public, conflict in drug deals, and general social exclusion.
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