Padilla, M;
Colón-Burgos, JF;
Parker, CM;
Varas-Díaz, N;
Matiz-Reyes, A;
(2020)
An institutional ethnography of prevention and treatment services for substance use disorders in the Dominican Republic.
Global Public Health
, 15
(5)
pp. 691-703.
10.1080/17441692.2019.1701059.
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Abstract
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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | An institutional ethnography of prevention and treatment services for substance use disorders in the Dominican Republic |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17441692.2019.1701059 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2019.1701059 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Dominican Republic, drug policy, drug service organisations, drug users, institutional ethnography, Anthropology, Cultural, Criminal Law, Dominican Republic, Health Policy, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Morals, Observation, Qualitative Research, Religion, Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, Substance-Related Disorders |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Anthropology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10181750 |
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