Swiss Nightlife Prevention – A pragmatic answer to the reality of recreational drug use Luxembourg, 29.09.2015 M.A., Alexander Bücheli Safer Nightlife Switzerland, Safer Dance Swiss President of the European NEW Net
Background
The nightlife started 2 millions years ago Today, going out is one of the most important collective leisure activities of young people.
Swiss Drug Policy Swiss Drug Policy Repression/market control Developed in the early 90ties in Zurich, today Therapy - integration Harm Reduction signifies the national Swiss Drug Policy. Prevention All pillars are obligated to work together with the aim to reduce drug related problems and harms.
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Street Parade (Zurich)
Swiss Mountain Goa
Target group „ Full time “ drug use • Drug addiction Recreational drug use • Physical symptoms & • Switch off from everyday life withdrawal • Relaxation • Comorbidity (addiction and • Expansion of consciousness mental disorder) Party drug use Enhancement drug use • Social disinhibition Main target group (doping) • Performance-enhancing • Performance-enhancing • Symbiosis & trance • Cognitive-enhancement • Mood-enhancement
Going out pleasure or risk? • • Social interactions Drug related risks • • Violence Dancing (exercise) • • Sexual risk behaviour Disconnect, relax • • Vandalism Music, colours and forms • • Night-noise Pleasure of drug use
History of Swiss Nightlife Prevention
Over twenty years of experience • 1995 project XTC-Info in Zurich • 1996 Eve&Rave Switzerland was founded, first Drug Checking offer in Zurich • 1997 two different legal opinions, shows that the analyse of illegal substance, for harm reduction purposes, is legal • 1998 first mobile Drug Checking service in Bern • 2001 city of Zurich starts with saferparty.ch • 2004 Safer Clubing Switzerland • 2006 the First Drug Information Centre is opened in Zurich • 2011 establishing of Safer Dance Swiss and Safer Nightlife Switzerland
XTC-Info
1998 until 2000 Contact Bern, Pilot-E
Swiss Nightlife Prevention today
Accepting drug use Drug use is part of our society, our aims are: - enhancing the pleasure of going out - teach user on harm reduction and risk management strategies - providing further specialised help if needed - managing crisis situation - creating awareness about nightlife related risks But to accept-orientation don ’ t means that we accept every way of live (concept of critical accept orientation)
Taking care about the risk Drug&Set Behaviour Setting Unknown dose, purity, Risky drug use and Noise (d.b.) cutting agent sexual activities Risks (short and long Breaking the law Over crowding term) Interaction with other substances/medical Drug and driving Bad ventilation risks No access to drinking Individual circumstances Violence water Consultation, short Regulation, structural Information desk, Drug Checking advice, counselling measures
Work selective � � � � First consumption Prevent negative � Recognising negative consumption consumption � � � � � behaviour with behaviour in an early state Harmless use � � � � information, Reducing health problems and � � � � negative long term effects with reflection, early Risk consumption � � � information based on facts, short intervention and advice, risk management � � � personal support strategies, safer use information Harmefull use � � and drug checking results �� � Addiction Changing with therapy – stabilisation with substitution
Different stakeholders – selective goals Take a Govern Property Night way Caps ment owner Police shops Public Medical Event- Safety transport Medias services manage Club service Behaviour Setting Owner Licence office Prevent- Club Supplier Neighbours Bar, ion offers staff Lounge Owner Clubers Art Culture designer office DJ, VJ Musician
Acting selective Therapeutic assessment Assessment Further specified help Consume reduction – Interface to stabilisation Information Simple Advice specific offers Counselling Best health condition Increased risk – Harmless Risk High risk Addiction
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