Challenges and Prescriptions for Homeless Drug Users’ Social Reintegration; an Experience of Partnerships Between Iran and Europe Ngos Publisher



Moghanibashimansourieh A^{1, 2} ; Puyan D² ; Radfar R³ ; Jafarian M² ; Legl T^{4, 5} ; Mattsson R⁶ ; Hornberg E⁶ ; Atefi F² ; Neuretter I⁴ ; De Witte C⁶ ; Farnam R⁷ ; Binazade M² ; Deilamizade A²
Source: Journal of Drug Issues Published:2024

Abstract

The research addressed challenges and prescriptions for reintegration of homeless people who use drugs. Data were collected through conducting semi-structured interviews. Twenty-nine participants were recruited. The primary codes were extracted and divided into two main categories of challenges and prescriptions; the former included becoming homeless after a long term recovery, workplace stigma, service users’ different cultural backgrounds, dismissing the 12-Step Program, message fatigue, negative effect of relapse on groups and cyberspace overuse; and the latter included connection by hook or by crook, abstinence-harm reduction orientation, organizational service collection, pushing boundaries of interventions, and expanding services umbrella. © The Author(s) 2023.