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Harm reduction and cannabis social clubs: Exploring their true potential

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    Identificador: imarina:9232234
    Autores:
    Obradors-Pineda, AnnaBouso, Jose-CarlosPares-Franquero, OscarRomani, Jose-Oriol
    Resumen:
    Aim: Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) seek to offer a community-based drug-policy strategy to efficiently reduce the risks associated with cannabis usage. But the actual mechanisms in place to achieve harm reduction have not yet been studied in depth. The goal of our ongoing research is to better understand what kinds of harm reduction practices exist in CSCs and how widespread they are. Method: For our study we selected 15 CSCs, all members of the Catalonian Federation of Cannabis Associations (CatFac). An on-line survey was designed to collect data on the organizational aspects of each CSC and to focus on the presence or the absence of harm-reduction practices. Results: The studied sample had some significant gaps in providing information on risk and harm reduction, in offering health support services for general members and also in applying lab-tests on the actual cannabis being used at the CSC. Discussion: In order to accomplish their role as harm prevention agents, CSCs need to address these specific gaps. Receiving support from innovative drug policies could be a key factor to actualize their harm-reduction potentialities. Conclusion: Further research on the relationship between organizational and structural factors defining the Clubs and their harm reduction practices must be conducted to encourage brand new strategies that support risk reduction within the CSCs.
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    Autor según el artículo: Obradors-Pineda, Anna; Bouso, Jose-Carlos; Pares-Franquero, Oscar; Romani, Jose-Oriol;
    Departamento: Antropologia, Filosofia i Treball Social
    Autor/es de la URV: Obradors Pineda, Anna / Romaní Alfonso, José Oriol
    Palabras clave: Harm and risk reduction strategies Drug policy Catalonian federation (catfac) Cannabis social clubs Cannabis associations
    Resumen: Aim: Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) seek to offer a community-based drug-policy strategy to efficiently reduce the risks associated with cannabis usage. But the actual mechanisms in place to achieve harm reduction have not yet been studied in depth. The goal of our ongoing research is to better understand what kinds of harm reduction practices exist in CSCs and how widespread they are. Method: For our study we selected 15 CSCs, all members of the Catalonian Federation of Cannabis Associations (CatFac). An on-line survey was designed to collect data on the organizational aspects of each CSC and to focus on the presence or the absence of harm-reduction practices. Results: The studied sample had some significant gaps in providing information on risk and harm reduction, in offering health support services for general members and also in applying lab-tests on the actual cannabis being used at the CSC. Discussion: In order to accomplish their role as harm prevention agents, CSCs need to address these specific gaps. Receiving support from innovative drug policies could be a key factor to actualize their harm-reduction potentialities. Conclusion: Further research on the relationship between organizational and structural factors defining the Clubs and their harm reduction practices must be conducted to encourage brand new strategies that support risk reduction within the CSCs.
    Áreas temáticas: Substance abuse Sociologia i política Saúde coletiva Psicología Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina ii Medicina i Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar Health policy General medicine Farmacia Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas iii Antropologia / arqueologia
    Direcció de correo del autor: oriol.romani@urv.cat anna.obradors@estudiants.urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0001-6939-0711 0000-0002-3624-9102
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-07-27
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395921002632
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: International Journal Of Drug Policy. 97
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Obradors-Pineda, Anna; Bouso, Jose-Carlos; Pares-Franquero, Oscar; Romani, Jose-Oriol; (2021). Harm reduction and cannabis social clubs: Exploring their true potential. International Journal Of Drug Policy, 97(), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103358
    DOI del artículo: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103358
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2021
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Health Policy,Medicine (Miscellaneous),Substance Abuse
    Harm and risk reduction strategies
    Drug policy
    Catalonian federation (catfac)
    Cannabis social clubs
    Cannabis associations
    Substance abuse
    Sociologia i política
    Saúde coletiva
    Psicología
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Matemática / probabilidade e estatística
    Interdisciplinar
    Health policy
    General medicine
    Farmacia
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Antropologia / arqueologia
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