JPablo
October 05, 2010, 12:31 PM
In Spanish (in Spain, at least) this is "narcosalas" or "salas de consumo supervisado".
Here is an example of one of the many articles (in Spanish) about the subject.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/Barcelona/aumentara/numero/narcosalas/elpepusoc/20100324elpepusoc_9/Tes
Is there any other Spanish term used for "shooting galleries" in other parts of the Hispanic world?
I see that "narcosalas" gives me 2,770 Google hits, while "salas de consumo supervisado" gives me 605 hits.
On the second one, though, I get Wikipedia entry, which does not refer back to "shooting galleries" (as you can see below)
Is "shooting gallery" a more 'slangy' way to refer to these "Drug consumption rooms"?
Wikipedia:
Las salas de consumo supervisado de drogas o narcosalas (en inglés Drug consumption rooms o Safe injection rooms), son servicios de baja exigencia que permiten el consumo de drogas psicoactivas –previamente obtenidas en el mercado ilegal, o dispensadas dentro de programas de prescripción– bajo supervisión profesional, en un entorno de acogida estructurado como espacio de contacto, educativo, preventivo y terapéutico.
Here is an example of one of the many articles (in Spanish) about the subject.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/Barcelona/aumentara/numero/narcosalas/elpepusoc/20100324elpepusoc_9/Tes
Is there any other Spanish term used for "shooting galleries" in other parts of the Hispanic world?
I see that "narcosalas" gives me 2,770 Google hits, while "salas de consumo supervisado" gives me 605 hits.
On the second one, though, I get Wikipedia entry, which does not refer back to "shooting galleries" (as you can see below)
Is "shooting gallery" a more 'slangy' way to refer to these "Drug consumption rooms"?
Wikipedia:
Las salas de consumo supervisado de drogas o narcosalas (en inglés Drug consumption rooms o Safe injection rooms), son servicios de baja exigencia que permiten el consumo de drogas psicoactivas –previamente obtenidas en el mercado ilegal, o dispensadas dentro de programas de prescripción– bajo supervisión profesional, en un entorno de acogida estructurado como espacio de contacto, educativo, preventivo y terapéutico.