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Salud mental
versión impresa ISSN 0185-3325
Resumen
ARREDONDO-SANCHEZ LIRA, Jaime et al. Attitudes towards safe consumption sites among police and people with lived experience in Tijuana, Mexico: initial report from the field. Salud Ment [online]. 2019, vol.42, n.4, pp.185-189. ISSN 0185-3325. https://doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2019.024.
Introduction
Mexico northern border has high levels of heroin use. For more than 10 years, the country has implemented several harm reduction interventions to reduce the risks associated with drug use. New strategies such as Safe Consumption Sites (SCS) must be considered as a next step to service vulnerable populations and increase their health outcomes.
Objective
This report seeks to measure and compare attitudes on a potential SCS intervention in Tijuana among police and people with lived experience (PLE) in heroin use in the city.
Method
Two parallel studies on police practices and everyday experiences of heroin users in Tijuana were able to ask similar questions about attitudes toward SCS and its implementation in the city. They conducted quantitative interviews with 771 active police officers and 200 PLE while in rehabilitation services.
Results
Both groups showed a high personal support for SCS of nearly 82% and a perceived implementation success around 80%. Officers reported 58.9% peer support for SCS while PLE 79%. Around 76% of both groups agreed that a SCS would help to improve their personal health. Finally, 86.2% of the officers would refer people to a SCS while 62.5% of PLE would use the service.
Discussion and conclusions
The strong positive attitudes from police officers and PLE towards SCS in the city of Tijuana reported in both studies indicate the possibility of a successful implementation of a SCS. This intervention would represent an innovative way to protect PLE from police harassment and victimization, helping reduce HIV and HCV risk behaviors while improving community health.
Palabras llave : Harm reduction; safe consumption site; drug policy; heroin; Mexico.