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SALA VENOPUNCION [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A place where people go to inject illegal drugs.

Key term(s)
  • shooting-gallery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

Le terme piquerie est communément utilisé pour désigner un lieu où plusieurs personnes s'injectent des drogues dans l'illégalité, qu'il y ait vente de stupéfiants sur place ou non.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
CONT

Este mes de junio se pondrá en marcha en el poblado madrileño de Las Barranquillas la primera sala de venopunción de España, formada por unos módulos en los que los toxicómanos podrán acceder llevando su dosis para inyectarse en condiciones sanitarias controladas. La decisión de instalar las llamadas "narcosalas" estuvo precedida por la polémica acerca de su validez como instrumento para abordar el problema de la drogadicción.

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