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dc.contributor.authorBach, Jonas Strandholdt
dc.contributor.authorGrønnestad, Trond Erik
dc.contributor.authorSelbekk, Anne Schanche
dc.contributor.authorBye, Vilde Holan
dc.contributor.authorSkjong, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-12T10:04:25Z
dc.date.available2024-12-12T10:04:25Z
dc.date.created2024-09-13T14:43:14Z
dc.date.issued2024-08
dc.identifier.citationBach, J. S., Grønnestad, T. E., Selbekk, A. S., Bye, V. H., & Skjong, A. (2024). Care, co-survival, and decency: expanding the understanding of outdoor life and smaller alcohol and drug scenes in Denmark and Norway. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1233701.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1664-0640
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3169406
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Public spaces where alcohol and other drugs are openly used and marginal citizens gather, exist in many Nordic cities. The biggest open drug scenes in the Nordic countries are in cities like Oslo and Copenhagen; however, there are smaller scenes in other cities and suburbs, centered around shed-like structures, offering some form of shelter and a designated space for marginalized people involved in heavy drug and alcohol use who hang out in public space. In this paper, we investigate, in a comparative perspective, the characteristics and functions of smaller open alcohol and drug scenes, and how their existence is negotiated in the local community and among the citizens using them. Methods and material: This article is a comparative case-study based on data from fieldwork (participating observation and interviews) carried out in two specific, yet somewhat similar, locations in Denmark and Norway between 2017 – 2022. A cross-case analysis was performed to identify commonalities and differences. Results: Smaller open alcohol and drug scenes are non-regulated spaces of ambivalence and ongoing negotiation in local communities. Based on the data across locations, they represent possibilities for informal care and community for citizens in marginalized situations. The scenes are further, across location, characterized by a mutual agreement of performing decency, e.g., not allowing minor drug sale/use. Discussion: To enable public spaces as smaller alcohol and drug scenes can play a role in reducing harm for marginalized citizens. Communication and dialogue between citizens using an open drug scene and the wider community may help reduce stigma.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.Aen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectpsykiatrien_US
dc.subjecthelse- og sosialfagen_US
dc.subjectrusmisbruken_US
dc.subjectrusmisbrukereen_US
dc.subjectalkoholen_US
dc.subjectalkoholmisbruken_US
dc.subjectalcohol and drugsen_US
dc.titleCare, co-survival, and decency: expanding the understanding of outdoor life and smaller alcohol and drug scenes in Denmark and Norwayen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700en_US
dc.source.pagenumber12en_US
dc.source.volume15en_US
dc.source.journalFrontiers in Psychiatryen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1233701
dc.identifier.cristin2296247
dc.relation.projectUniversitetet i Stavanger: IN-11551en_US
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