TY  - JOUR
N2  - The Dominican Republic is thought to have significant epidemics of illicit drug use but lacks surveillance and formal analyses of the policy context of drug prevention and treatment services. We conducted an institutional ethnography of 15 drug service organisations in Santo Domingo and Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, to explore barriers and resources for drug abuse prevention and treatment. Here, we present a typology of drug service organisations based on their services, methods, and approach. We then draw on interviews with representatives of drug service institutions to describe the primary barriers to drug treatment and prevention services for drug users. We conclude with a focus on the policy priorities that could improve the conditions of health care for marginalised drug users in the Dominican Republic.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2019.1701059
ID  - discovery10181750
Y1  - 2020/01/01/
JF  - Global Public Health
PB  - Informa UK Limited
A1  - Padilla, M
A1  - Colón-Burgos, JF
A1  - Parker, CM
A1  - Varas-Díaz, N
A1  - Matiz-Reyes, A
VL  - 15
SP  - 691
IS  - 5
EP  - 703
TI  - An institutional ethnography of prevention and treatment services for substance use disorders in the Dominican Republic
SN  - 1744-1692
AV  - public
KW  - Dominican Republic
KW  -  drug policy
KW  -  drug service organisations
KW  -  drug users
KW  -  institutional ethnography
KW  -  Anthropology
KW  -  Cultural
KW  -  Criminal Law
KW  -  Dominican Republic
KW  -  Health Policy
KW  -  Humans
KW  -  Interviews as Topic
KW  -  Morals
KW  -  Observation
KW  -  Qualitative Research
KW  -  Religion
KW  -  Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
KW  -  Substance-Related Disorders
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
ER  -