Table 1 Association between the research questions, the themes and the topics of the discussion

The needs of the young people who use drugs and their view about the existing services

2b—Youngster’s perspective about how their need should have answered

The perceptions of the adolescents about the need for support when using drugs

No need for support

Need for information

Need for confidentiality in medical intervention

Support from the informal network

The vulnerability spectrum

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The importance of education about drugs

2a—Youngster’s perspective about education about drugs in formal and informal contexts

The use of drugs as something undesirable

Drug education as a tool for dissuasion

Education about drugs as a tool to literacy

Transmission of information

Relevance of someone with experience in the topic

The role of school

The role of family

2c—Youngster’s perspective a out their vision about services and institutions

The characterization of police intervention

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Harm reduction—its potential

1. The perspective of Harm Reduction Professionals about: the dimension, the needs and the obstacles that adolescents´ drug users face when using harm reduction services

Harm reduction as a useless answer to the problem

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Absence of minors in the harm reduction teams

Stigma as a barrier

Lack of knowledge about how to act

3—The relevance of Harm Reduction philosophy

The usefulness of harm reduction services

Promotion of the transmission of information for safer drug use

Harm reduction as a philosophy and not just a service

The extension of harm reduction intervention

The diversification of the application of harm reduction to different contexts