Strategies for approaching the drug problem - Reports from an Intercambios/IERP workshop

How to work on drugs without promoting consumption? Are there chances of recovery? When is control lost in drug use? How to work on prevention? What is harm reduction? These were some of the questions that guided the workshop "Strategies for approaching the drug problem" held on 23 and 24 July in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires province.

In order to discuss drugs and harm reduction among those who handle religious community centers, and rethink the possibilities of action of each community center in relation to drug-related problems, a training on "Strategies for approaching the drug problem", conducted by Intercambios with support from the Evangelical Church of Río de la Plata (IERP) was carried out in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires province, on 23-24 July 2012.

The workshop was attended by neighborhood promoters, psychologists, outreach workers, recreational center workers, cooks and members of the community centers Angelelli, Caritas and Centro Arcángel Gabriel, from different areas of the province of Buenos Aires.

Over two days, social representations on drugs were reviewed, harm reduction strategies and the importance of networking were analyzed (with the idea of improving the institution networks, and contemplate the networks of young people). In addition, proposals of approach were developed in each community center, for consideration within each institution.

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