Tesfaye Rogoza Asmara, Dolatshahi Jennifer, Harocopos Alexandra, Paone Denise
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment, 42-09 28th Street, 19th Floor, CN 14, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment, 42-09 28th Street, 19th Floor, CN 14, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA.
Int J Drug Policy. 2020 Apr;78:102700. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102700. Epub 2020 Feb 18.
In New York City (NYC), 1,487 unintentional overdose deaths occurred in 2017, largely driven by the presence of fentanyls in the illicit drug market. In response to fentanyl-involved overdoses, law enforcement entities both nationally and in NYC have taken a new interest in overdose events. This study explored attitudes toward and willingness to engage with police among NYC syringe service program (SSP) participants, a population likely to have had experiences with overdose and/or police.
Between March and July 2017, 332 surveys were conducted with a convenience sample of NYC SSP participants.
Most respondents (76%) reported ever being arrested for a drug-related crime. Few respondents (5%) reported a previous arrest in the context of an overdose event. Of the 62 respondents who had witnessed an overdose in the previous 12 months, 25% had not called 911 because of concerns about law enforcement. Over half (51%) of all respondents reported they would not be willing to aid police in their investigation of the person who supplied the drugs.
Police investigations of both fatal and non-fatal drug overdose events have the potential to exacerbate mistrust of law enforcement and discourage emergency medical service utilization among PWUD.
2017年，纽约市发生了1487起意外过量用药死亡事件，主要原因是非法毒品市场中存在芬太尼。为应对与芬太尼相关的过量用药事件，美国国家和纽约市的执法机构对过量用药事件产生了新的关注。本研究探讨了纽约市注射器服务项目（SSP）参与者对警察的态度以及与警察合作的意愿，该群体可能有过过量用药和/或与警察打交道的经历。
2017年3月至7月期间，对纽约市SSP参与者的便利样本进行了332次调查。
大多数受访者（76%）报告曾因与毒品相关的犯罪被捕。很少有受访者（5%）报告在过量用药事件中曾被捕。在过去12个月内目睹过过量用药事件的62名受访者中，25%因担心执法问题而未拨打911。超过一半（51%）的受访者表示他们不愿意协助警方调查提供毒品的人。
警方对致命和非致命药物过量事件的调查有可能加剧对执法部门的不信任，并阻碍吸毒者使用紧急医疗服务。
