Recomendaciones de buenas prácticas para los programas de reducción de daños en Canadá

Este informe ofrece una serie actualizada y exhaustiva de recomendaciones de mejores prácticas en el ámbito de la reducción de daños.

Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

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Drug use practices that can lead to transmission of HIV, HCV, and other infections are pressing issues affecting communities throughout Canada. To stay current with emerging evidence and ensure that people have access to high-quality services that help prevent HIV and HCV transmission, best practice recommendations must undergo review and update.

A Canada-wide team of researchers, service providers, policy makers and people with lived experience have developed, through extensive literature review and synthesis, an updated and comprehensive set of best practice recommendations.

The document has new and improved best practice recommendations about needle and syringe distribution, other injection equipment distribution, handling and disposal of used drug-use equipment, and safer drug-use education. In addition, lots of new material can be found on safer crack cocaine smoking equipment distribution and opioid overdose prevention (education and naloxone distribution).

The Best Practice Recommendations are divided into two parts. Part 1 is a synthesis of the most up-to-date scientific evidence available about the distribution of injection and smoking equipment, safer drug use education and overdose prevention. Part 2 will focus on program models, testing and vaccination, first aid, referrals and counselling, and relationships with police and other organizations. It is scheduled be completed in the latter part of 2014.

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