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Título del libro: Opioids: Pharmacology, Abuse, And Addiction
Título del capítulo: The Need for Structural Interventions for Persons Who Misuse Opioids

Autores UNAM:
CLAUDIA MARGARITA RAFFUL LOERA; CARLOS LEONARDO MAGIS RODRIGUEZ;
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Año de publicación:
2022
Palabras clave:

Persons who use opioids; Social determinants of health; Structural violence


Resumen:

This chapter analyzes structural approaches that emerged as a community and later as evidence-based and policy strategies to improve the health and well-being of persons who use drugs (PWUDs) in general and opioids (PWUOs) in particular. The first section introduces social determinants of health, structural violence, and structural vulnerability concepts that have served as frameworks for social epidemiologists, medical anthropologists, sociologists, and behavioral researchers to understand and intervene in contexts that harm PWUDs. The second section reviews structural interventions that positively impact PWUDs, including involvement of peers to address substance use and infectious disease risk behaviors, housing and economic assistance programs, medication-assisted treatments, and syringe exchange programs. This chapter also includes unintended consequences, concerns, and considerations when implementing each intervention in different settings. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.


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