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INJECTING DRUG USER [1 record]

Record 1 2018-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

IDU; IVDU: People should never be referred to as an abbreviation, such as IDU (for injecting drug users), since this is dehumanizing. Instead, the name or identity of the group should be written out in full.

OBS

intravenous drug user: note that the term "intravenous drug users" is incorrect because subcutaneous and intramuscular routes may be involved.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

CDI; UDI : Les personnes ne devraient pas être désignées par des sigles, comme CDI (pour consommateurs de drogues injectables), car ils sont déshumanisants. En revanche, le nom ou l'identité du groupe devra être écrit en toutes lettres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
OBS

Se prefiere "usuario de drogas inyectables" a "usuarios de drogas por vía intravenosa" porque algunos individuos se inyectan las drogas en un músculo y no en una vena.

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