Bach Jonas Strandholdt, Grønnestad Trond Erik, Selbekk Anne Schanche, Bye Vilde Holan, Skjong Amanda
Center for Alcohol and Drug Research, BSS, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Front Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 15;15:1233701. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1233701. eCollection 2024.
Public spaces where alcohol and other drugs are openly used and marginal citizens gather, exist in many Nordic cities. The biggest open drug scenes in the Nordic countries are in cities like Oslo and Copenhagen; however, there are smaller scenes in other cities and suburbs, centered around shed-like structures, offering some form of shelter and a designated space for marginalized people involved in heavy drug and alcohol use who hang out in public space. In this paper, we investigate, in a comparative perspective, the characteristics and functions of smaller open alcohol and drug scenes, and how their existence is negotiated in the local community and among the citizens using them.
This article is a comparative case-study based on data from fieldwork (participating observation and interviews) carried out in two specific, yet somewhat similar, locations in Denmark and Norway between 2017 - 2022. A cross-case analysis was performed to identify commonalities and differences.
Smaller open alcohol and drug scenes are non-regulated spaces of ambivalence and ongoing negotiation in local communities. Based on the data across locations, they represent possibilities for informal care and community for citizens in marginalized situations. The scenes are further, across location, characterized by a mutual agreement of performing decency, e.g., not allowing minor drug sale/use.
To enable public spaces as smaller alcohol and drug scenes can play a role in reducing harm for marginalized citizens. Communication and dialogue between citizens using an open drug scene and the wider community may help reduce stigma.
在许多北欧城市中，存在着一些公共场所，在那里酒精和其他毒品被公开使用，边缘群体也会聚集。北欧国家最大的公开毒品场所位于奥斯陆和哥本哈根等城市；然而，在其他城市和郊区也有规模较小的场所，这些场所围绕着类似棚屋的建筑，为那些大量使用毒品和酒精的边缘化人群提供某种形式的庇护所和指定空间，他们会在公共场所闲逛。在本文中，我们从比较的视角研究规模较小的公开酒精和毒品场所的特征与功能，以及它们在当地社区和使用这些场所的市民中是如何被协调存在的。
本文是一项比较案例研究，基于2017年至2022年期间在丹麦和挪威两个特定但有些相似的地点进行实地调查（参与观察和访谈）所获得的数据。进行了跨案例分析以确定共性和差异。
规模较小的公开酒精和毒品场所是当地社区中未经规范的矛盾空间，且处于持续协商之中。基于各地的数据，它们为处于边缘化处境的市民提供了非正式关怀和社区的可能性。各地的这些场所还有一个共同特点，即相互达成了保持得体的共识，例如不允许进行轻微毒品交易/使用。
要让公共场所作为规模较小的酒精和毒品场所能够在减少对边缘化市民的伤害方面发挥作用。使用公开毒品场所的市民与更广泛社区之间的沟通和对话可能有助于减少污名化。
