Department of Justice and Equality, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
J Correct Health Care. 2020 Jan;26(1):27-35. doi: 10.1177/1078345819897399. Epub 2020 Jan 27.
This study examined from an Irish perspective the contentious policy debate about providing clean needles to injecting drug users within prison systems; specifically, it examined the views of six senior managers who were prison health staff and security management. Research participants were generally opposed to the introduction of prison-based needle and syringe exchange programs (PNSP) in Ireland. They argued that (1) PNSP were unnecessary since injecting drug use within Irish prisons has declined significantly, (2) PNSP, by making needles freely available to prisoners, would make prisons riskier since these needles might be used as weapons against prison staff or other prisoners, and (3) PNSP might be seen as condoning illicit drug use and sending the "wrong message." It is concluded that, for the moment at least, there is little likelihood of PNSP becoming a reality in the Irish Prison Service.
本研究从爱尔兰的角度考察了在监狱系统中为注射吸毒者提供清洁针头这一有争议的政策辩论；具体来说，它考察了六位高级管理人员的观点，他们是监狱卫生人员和安全管理人员。研究参与者普遍反对在爱尔兰引入监狱内针具交换计划（PNSP）。他们认为：（1）PNSP 是不必要的，因为爱尔兰监狱内的注射吸毒行为已经显著减少；（2）PNSP 通过向囚犯免费提供针头，会使监狱变得更加危险，因为这些针头可能被用作对付监狱工作人员或其他囚犯的武器；（3）PNSP 可能被视为纵容非法吸毒，并发出“错误的信息”。研究得出的结论是，至少目前，PNSP 在爱尔兰监狱服务中不太可能成为现实。
