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MANAGED ALCOHOL PROGRAMME [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Social Problems
CONT

Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) are harm reduction interventions that aim to reduce the harms of severe alcohol use, poverty and homelessness. MAPs typically provide accommodation, health and social supports alongside regularly administered sources of beverage alcohol to stabilize drinking patterns and replace use of non-beverage alcohol (NBA).

Key term(s)
  • managed alcohol programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

Un programme de ce genre prévoit que des doses précises d'alcool sont fournies aux participants au cours de la journée. À court terme, le but est d'offrir une certaine stabilité aux consommateurs, à l'abri des effets du sevrage.

Spanish

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