Ethics and practicalities to utilizing geospatial and pop-up intervention methods with people who use drugs / Andrew D. Eaton [and 4 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eaton, Andrew D., author.

Kwan, Sandra, author.

Varghese, Shiny Mary, author.

House, Heather, author.

Reddy, Vidya Dhar, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse--Prevention--Case studies.

Drug abuse.

Drug addicts--Services for--Case studies.

Drug addicts.

Harm reduction--Canada--Case studies.

Harm reduction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2026.

Summary:

Geospatial research methods show promise for implementation science research with hidden and hard-to-reach populations, but have not yet been extensively utilized and there is scarce integration into substance use research. Our community-academic partnership has developed a website titled ReportNeedles.ca that allows members of the public to anonymously report needles that have been discarded in community spaces. Our team collects these needles and utilizes the geospatial data to deploy pop-up harm reduction and sexual health services local to where people may be using drugs on a real-time basis. Needle collection has traditionally been within the domain of emergency services (fire and police) and there are ethical and community considerations regarding the surveillance and reporting of drug use. Community-based research is designed to engage with tensions productively and problem-solve using both ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ perspectives. This case study addresses the practical challenges of utilizing geospatial, community-based pop-up intervention methods with people who use drugs and identifies mitigating strategies for researchers to be transparent and accountable with vulnerable communities.

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ISBN:

9781036245030

OCLC:

1594889217

Publisher Number:

T301328