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A Film Ethnography on Subutex Use Pekka Hakkarainen

A Film Ethnography on Subutex Use Pekka Hakkarainen. Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers’ Assembly Grand Hotel Reykjavik August 23 rd – August 25 th 2010. Film. A unique documentary describing the life of young problem drug users in the Northern Finland

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A Film Ethnography on Subutex Use Pekka Hakkarainen

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  1. A Film Ethnography on Subutex UsePekka Hakkarainen • Nordic Alcohol and Drug Researchers’ Assembly • Grand Hotel Reykjavik • August 23rd – August 25th 2010

  2. Film • A uniquedocumentarydescribing the life of youngproblemdrugusers in the Northern Finland • Based on insider’sperspective and participantobservation • ’Fieldnotes’ = around 150 hours of rawmaterial • The film = 84 minutes • A story of Jani, 19 yearsoldSubutexaddictfrom Rovaniemi, the biggest city in the Nothern Finland, with 60.000 inhabitants

  3. Director: Joonas Neuvonen • Whenstarted to film in 2003, 22 years, unemployed, pennilessdruguser (almost on daily base) withmiddle-classbackground • A member of the usergroup • Later: studiedfilmmakingoneyear in India • Aim: To show the life of a druguser as it is, withoutanyteachingortaking a stance for oragainstdruguse

  4. Buprenorphine (Subutex) in Finland • Substitutiontreatment in privatepractice in 1990s, from 1997 onwardsalso in publicsector (more in NAT 3-4/2005) • Mostusedsubstanceamong the opioidusers in Finland from 2002 onwards • In 2005, 3.700 – 4.900 users • Amongtreatmentpopulation: in 2008 buprenorphinewas the primarysubstance in use for 34% of patients (share of heroin only 2%) • The overpowering position of buprenorphine (Subutex) is a distinguishing and internationallyunique feature in Finnishopiatescene

  5. Reception of the film • Film ControlBoard: (1) toopositivepicture, age-limit 18 years; (2) toooppressive, 18 years • Producer: works as drugeducation, 15 years • Salasuo & Hakkarainen, supporting 15 years • SupremeAdministrativeCourt: 18 years • Alot of attention in newspapers, magazines and TV • In theatre: nearly 60.000 spectators in 2 months • Drugaddicts: made us visible • International premiere: Winner of the Grand Prize of the Criticsweek 2010, Locarnofestival, Switzerland

  6. NOW YOU: PLEASE ENJOY!!!

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