Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)

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Autor(a) principal: Soares, Mónica
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Carvalho, Maria Carmo, Valbom, Mónica, Rodrigues, Tânia
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/22482
Resumo: This paper is organized into four parts of discussion. Firstly, we present the Portuguese decriminalization law and the central role of harm reduction within this framework. The second section discusses the mainstream meanings ascribed to the 'HR double' mainly anchored in problematic drug uses. The third section highlights the need to take into account the specificities of recreational drug uses, users and environments. Thus, the paper highlights the experience of the Kosmicare Project at the Boom Festival, which combines principles of harm reduction, crisis intervention and Grof's approach. The fourth section draws upon the project's experience itself and in the idea of the normalization of drug uses to acknowledge and to discuss the potentialities, tensions and limitations of these contributions when it comes to analyzing and constructing a strong version of the 'HR double'.
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spelling Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)DecriminalizationDrug policyDrug usesHarm reductionHuman rightsRecreational environmentsDescriminalizaçãoDireitos humanosPolíticas de drogasRedução de riscosUsos de drogasContextos de lazerDécriminalisationDroits humainsEnvironnements récréatifsPolitiques des droguesRéduction des risquesUsages de droguesThis paper is organized into four parts of discussion. Firstly, we present the Portuguese decriminalization law and the central role of harm reduction within this framework. The second section discusses the mainstream meanings ascribed to the 'HR double' mainly anchored in problematic drug uses. The third section highlights the need to take into account the specificities of recreational drug uses, users and environments. Thus, the paper highlights the experience of the Kosmicare Project at the Boom Festival, which combines principles of harm reduction, crisis intervention and Grof's approach. The fourth section draws upon the project's experience itself and in the idea of the normalization of drug uses to acknowledge and to discuss the potentialities, tensions and limitations of these contributions when it comes to analyzing and constructing a strong version of the 'HR double'.O presente texto está organizado em quatro secções de discussão. Em primeiro lugar, discute-se a lei portuguesa de descriminalização do uso de drogas e a sua função na abordagem da redução de riscos. A segunda parte discute os significados tipicamente atribuídos ao ‘HR double’, geralmente ancorados em usos de drogas problemáticos. A terceira parte enfatiza a necessidade de tomar em linha de conta as especificidades dos usos de drogas em contextos de lazer, seus consumidores e ambientes. Assim, este trabalho privilegia a experiência do Projeto Kosmicare no Boom Festival, que combina princípios de redução de riscos, de intervenção em crise e da abordagem de Grof. A quarta secção é desenvolvida a partir do projeto em si e da ideia de normalização de usos de drogas, de modo a reconhecer e a discutir as potencialidades, tensões e limitações destas contribuições quando se trata de analisar e construir uma versão forte do ‘HR double’.Le présent article est organisé en quatre sections de discussion. La première présente la loi portugaise de décriminalisation d’usage de drogues et son rôle central de réduction des risques dans ce cadre. La deuxième examine le sens généralement attribué à “double HR”, principalement ancré dans les usages de drogues problématiques. La troisième met l’accent sur la nécessité d’examiner les spécificités des drogues récréatives, ses utilisateurs et environnements. Ainsi, cet article se concentre sur l’expérience du “Kosmicare Project” au Boom Festival, qui combine les principes de réduction de risques, d’intervention de crises et de l’approche de Grof. La quatrième section s’appuie sur l’expérience du projet lui-même et sur l’idée de la normalisation de l’usage de drogues pour reconnaître et discuter les potentialités, tensions et limitations de ces contributions en matière d’analyse et de construction d’une version forte de “double HR”.Universidade de CoimbraVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaSoares, MónicaCarvalho, Maria CarmoValbom, MónicaRodrigues, Tânia2017-07-06T14:40:21Z20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/22482engSOARES, Mónica; CARVALHO, M. Carmo; VALBOM, Mónica; RODRIGUES, Tânia - Tackling Harm Reduction, Human Rights and Drug Uses on Recreational Environments: Tensions, Potentialities and Learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal). Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais. ISSN 0254-1106. N.º 112 (2017), p. 3-240254-110610.4000/rccs.65352182-743585020851075000419151700001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-09-19T01:40:26Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/22482Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:18:31.235009Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)
title Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)
spellingShingle Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)
Soares, Mónica
Decriminalization
Drug policy
Drug uses
Harm reduction
Human rights
Recreational environments
Descriminalização
Direitos humanos
Políticas de drogas
Redução de riscos
Usos de drogas
Contextos de lazer
Décriminalisation
Droits humains
Environnements récréatifs
Politiques des drogues
Réduction des risques
Usages de drogues
title_short Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)
title_full Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)
title_fullStr Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)
title_full_unstemmed Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)
title_sort Tackling harm reduction, human rights and drug uses on recreational environments: tensions, potentialities and learnings from the Kosmicare Project (Portugal)
author Soares, Mónica
author_facet Soares, Mónica
Carvalho, Maria Carmo
Valbom, Mónica
Rodrigues, Tânia
author_role author
author2 Carvalho, Maria Carmo
Valbom, Mónica
Rodrigues, Tânia
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Soares, Mónica
Carvalho, Maria Carmo
Valbom, Mónica
Rodrigues, Tânia
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Decriminalization
Drug policy
Drug uses
Harm reduction
Human rights
Recreational environments
Descriminalização
Direitos humanos
Políticas de drogas
Redução de riscos
Usos de drogas
Contextos de lazer
Décriminalisation
Droits humains
Environnements récréatifs
Politiques des drogues
Réduction des risques
Usages de drogues
topic Decriminalization
Drug policy
Drug uses
Harm reduction
Human rights
Recreational environments
Descriminalização
Direitos humanos
Políticas de drogas
Redução de riscos
Usos de drogas
Contextos de lazer
Décriminalisation
Droits humains
Environnements récréatifs
Politiques des drogues
Réduction des risques
Usages de drogues
description This paper is organized into four parts of discussion. Firstly, we present the Portuguese decriminalization law and the central role of harm reduction within this framework. The second section discusses the mainstream meanings ascribed to the 'HR double' mainly anchored in problematic drug uses. The third section highlights the need to take into account the specificities of recreational drug uses, users and environments. Thus, the paper highlights the experience of the Kosmicare Project at the Boom Festival, which combines principles of harm reduction, crisis intervention and Grof's approach. The fourth section draws upon the project's experience itself and in the idea of the normalization of drug uses to acknowledge and to discuss the potentialities, tensions and limitations of these contributions when it comes to analyzing and constructing a strong version of the 'HR double'.
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