A qualitative study of professionals' perspectives on the ethics of medically-delivered safer injection education for people who inject drugs.

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Date publication

août 2023

Journal

BMC medical ethics

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr DEMINA Anastasia


Tous les auteurs :
Demina A, Desprès C, Mamzer MF

Résumé

In this qualitative analysis we aimed to explore addiction physicians' perspectives on safer injection education for people who inject drugs, especially: (1) on possible means of introducing safer injection education in the medical environment, (2) on the compatibility of safer injection education with each physician's core values and goals, and (3) on possible reasons for the ethical dilemma in safer injection education.

Mots clés

Harm reduction, IV drug use, Safer injection education

Référence

BMC Med Ethics. 2023 08 11;24(1):63