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City-level drug policies in Portugal: the Covid-19 pandemic as an analyzer of h...
Pires, Cristiana Vale; Curado, Adriana; Fuertes, Ricardo; Carvalho, Maria Carmo; Valente, HelenaBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic health crisis and its potential implications for people who use drugs (PWUD) created permissive conditions toward social innovation and experimentation. Still, it also exposed gaps in harm reduction approaches. Harm reduction responsiveness was informed by the priorities defined at the local level, so it was not applied uniformly in different regions. This paper intends to cont...
Community perceptions surrounding Lisbon's first mobile drug consumption room
Taylor, Hannah; Leite, Ângela; Gautier, Diana; Nunes, Patrícia; Pires, Joana; Curado, AdrianaPortugal's first Mobile Drug Consumption Room (MDCR) has been operating for over three years in two Lisbon neighborhoods. This qualitative study first creates a baseline understanding of community perceptions concerning the acceptability of and expectations surrounding drug consumption rooms in the communities of intervention. Then, at least six months after the initial interviews, it determines how these perce...
Hepatitis C antibody prevalence and behavioral correlates in people who inject ...
Curado, Adriana; Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; Virgolino, Ana; Santa Maria, João; Mendão, Luís; Furtado, Cristina; Antunes, FranciscoThe hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important public health problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of HCV infection due to, among other factors, widespread unsafe injecting practices, such as sharing of infected equipment or unprotected sexual practices. In Portugal, there is a lack of data regarding the proportion of infected persons throug...
Hepatitis C antibody prevalence and behavioral correlates in people who inject ...
Curado, Adriana; Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; Virgolino, Ana; Santa Maria, João; Mendão, Luís; Furtado, Cristina; Antunes, FranciscoThe hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important public health problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of HCV infection due to, among other factors, widespread unsafe injecting practices, such as sharing of infected equipment or unprotected sexual practices. In Portugal, there is a lack of data regarding the proportion of infected persons throug...
Hepatitis C antibody prevalence and behavioral correlates in people who inject ...
Curado, Adriana; Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; Virgolino, Ana; Santa Maria, João; Mendão, Luís; Furtado, Cristina; Antunes, FranciscoThe hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important public health problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of HCV infection due to, among other factors, widespread unsafe injecting practices, such as sharing of infected equipment or unprotected sexual practices. In Portugal, there is a lack of data regarding the proportion of infected persons throug...
Lisbon’s COVID 19 response: harm reduction interventions for people who use alc...
Fuertes, Ricardo; Belo, Elsa; Merendeiro, Cristiana; Curado, Adriana; Gautier, Diana; Neto, Ana; Taylor, HannahFour emergency shelters were instituted in Lisbon during COVID-19, and are still in operation. Between March and August 2020, they served over 600 people. The shelters host a diverse population, including people experiencing homelessness, foreigners, LGBTI + people, those with reduced mobility, couples, those with pets, and People Who Use Drugs, including alcohol (henceforth PWUD). Individuals are provided care...