Table 4.
Utilization potential for a MDCR in Lisbon
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Willingness to use | ||
| Yes | 64 | 89 |
| No | 5 | 7 |
| Do not know | 3 | 4 |
| Reasons for using a MDCR | ||
| Security: fear of overdose, to avoid material sharing, avoiding street, or police violence | 57 | 89 |
| Privacy: to avoid having to consume in public spaces | 57 | 89 |
| Hygiene: to have access to a clean space for consumption and necessary equipment | 64 | 100 |
| Support from a specialized team | 50 | 78 |
| Access to other services such as nurses, screening, referrals, peer counseling | 15 | 23 |
| Other reasons | 1 | 2 |
| Reasons not to use a MDCR | ||
| Already have a space to consume | 4 | 80 |
| Privacy: afraid of confidentiality breaches by the team, do not wish to be seen entering the space, do not wish to be seen by other clients | 0 | 0 |
| Prefer to consume alone | 1 | 20 |
| Worried about other clients’ behavior | 1 | 20 |
| Ashamed to consume in front of a technician | 2 | 40 |
| Frequency of use of the MDCR | ||
| Every day | 48 | 75 |
| Several times per week | 5 | 8 |
| At least once per month | 3 | 5 |
| Once or twice | 0 | 0 |
| Do not know | 8 | 13 |