Titre : | Ethics in Public Health. The Ethics in Substitution Treatment and Harm Reduction. An Analytical Review. (2012) |
Auteurs : | Carmen ACEIJAS |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Public Health Reviews (vol. 34, n° 1, 2012) |
Pagination : | (12p.) |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Méthode sevrage ; Produit substitution ; Dépendance toxique ; Toxicomanie ; Consommation drogue ; Ethique ; Opiacé ; Héroïne ; Thérapeutique ; Charge critique |
Résumé : | The ethics of opiate substitution treatment (OST) modalities for heroin addiction have been abundantly criticised but also have equally strong supporters. This analytical review addresses three main arguments against such treatments: 1) the social nature of the issue involves a misuse of the medical care; 2) the aim is one of social control (as opposed to a cure) and therefore is a perversion health care; and 3) prescribing the very substance (or a substitute) that caused the addiction is ethically questionable. Additionally, the generic criticism against the philosophical/theoretical framework under which they operate, harm reduction (HR) as an operational goal of therapy, is also addressed here. |
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