Contextual influences on femoral injecting behaviour in the UK Randomised Injectable Opiate Treatment Trial Miller, P.G., Forzisi, L., Lintzeris, N., Zador, D., Metrebian, N. and Van Der Waal, R. 2006, Contextual influences on femoral injecting behaviour in the UK Randomised Injectable Opiate Treatment Trial, in NCIDU 2006 : Presentations of the National Conference on Injecting Drug Use, Exchange Supplies, [London, England]. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Contextual influences on femoral injecting behaviour in the UK Randomised Injectable Opiate Treatment Trial Author(s) Miller, P.G. orcid.org/0000-0002-6896-5437 Forzisi, L. Lintzeris, N. Zador, D. Metrebian, N. Van Der Waal, R. Conference name National Conference on Injecting Drug Use (2006 : London, England) Conference location London, England Conference dates 12-13 Oct. 2006 Title of proceedings NCIDU 2006 : Presentations of the National Conference on Injecting Drug Use Publication date 2006 Publisher Exchange Supplies Place of publication [London, England] Summary Femoral injecting amongst participants of the Randomised Injectable Opiate Treatment Trial (RIOTT) has created a number of procedural, ethical and medical dilemmas for staff, clients and researchers. This study investigated the effect on femoral injecting behaviour of a drug consumption room (DCR) in the context of the RIOTT currently being conducted at the Maudsley Hospital, South London. It uses in-depth qualitative interviews with 10 RIOTT clients to investigate the effects of this environmental intervention on the injecting behaviour of individuals who injected femorally upon treatment entry. Interviewees were selected on the basis of membership in one of four groups: 1) never injected femorally, 2) injected femorally prior to trial and have ceased completely, 3) injected femorally prior to trial and have ceased within the DCR, and 4) have continued to inject femorally the inside and outside clinical settings. The paper uses case studies and clinical protocols to interpret changes in behaviour in injecting behaviour in regards to the goals of treatment. Preliminary results indicate that there are major advantages and disadvantages associated with femoral injecting. The most commonly reported reason for commencing femoral injecting was a lack of other viable veins and interviewee narratives illustrate how this issue use addressed within the context of the DCR. Within this setting, the paper explores the boundaries of harm reduction in the context of a traditional 'risk boundary' within the 'ideal' risk environment. Other issues explored include: gender differences in femoral injecting episodes, femoral injecting as a risk boundary and the importance of time pressures as a major predictor of choosing to inject femorally. Notes Invited Plenary Speaker Language eng Field of Research 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Socio Economic Objective 920414 Substance Abuse HERDC Research category E2.1 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30026363 Document type: Conference Paper Collection: School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 31 Mar 2010, 10:17:00 EST Fri, 09 Apr 2010, 11:37:51 EST Mon, 08 Nov 2010, 09:40:54 EST Mon, 08 Nov 2010, 09:53:44 EST Mon, 08 Nov 2010, 09:54:26 EST Wed, 01 Dec 2010, 13:17:31 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 440 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 31 Mar 2010, 10:17:00 EST

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