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Editorial
. 2020 Oct 27:16:e3100.
doi: 10.18294/sc.2020.3100.

[Consumption of psychoactive substances: from punishment to care]

[Article in Spanish]
Telmo Mota Ronzani  1 , Graciela Touzé  2
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Editorial

[Consumption of psychoactive substances: from punishment to care]

[Article in Spanish]
Telmo Mota Ronzani et al. Salud Colect. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Although the consumption of psychoactive substances is a practice that dates back to the earliest days of humanity, in the last century it has become an issue that has gained attention from the scientific community, State agencies of control, professionals in a number of diverse settings, and society at large. Despite being a complex issue with multiple manifestations, there has been a tendency to reduce it to a question of disease or of crime; nonetheless, not all forms of consumption constitute problematic substance use, nor do they produce substance use disorders. Bearing this in mind, the call for papers on "the consumption of psychoactive substances: from punishment to care" brings together research that contributes both knowledge and actions that are contrary to punitive responses, which unfortunately remain prevalent in society.

Si bien los consumos de sustancias psicoactivas son una práctica que se remonta a los albores de la humanidad, en el último siglo se han constituido en un problema que interpela a la comunidad científica, a las agencias estatales de control, a los profesionales que actúan en los más diversos ámbitos, a la comunidad toda. Siendo una cuestión compleja que se expresa en múltiples manifestaciones, se ha tendido a circunscribirla como enfermedad y/o como delito; sin embargo, no todas las formas de consumo representan un uso problemático, ni producen trastornos por el uso de sustancias. En este sentido, la convocatoria abierta “Consumos de sustancias psicoactivas: del castigo al cuidado” reunió investigaciones que aportan conocimientos y acciones contrarias al punitivismo, que desgraciadamente insiste en permanecer en la sociedad.

Keywords: Harm Reduction; Psychoactive Substance; Public Health Policy.

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