Harm reduction: trends being disputed in health policies.

Objective: to identify the underlying harm reduction trends in Brazilian drug policies.

Method: The research, qualitative in nature, used in-depth interviews with experts in the field. The recorded and transcribed material was analyzed via the content analysis method.

[University residence halls: socialization processes and drug consumption].

Objective: To investigate and analyze the discourse of students living in university residence halls regarding socialization processes and drug consumption.

Methods: This was qualitative research among 20 undergraduate students living in university residence halls in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2003. Residence halls were taken to be socialization spaces for young people that enable the presence of low-income students at university.