Safer Injection Facilities (SIFs) for Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in Canada
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Safer injection facilities (SIFs) for injection drug users (IDUs) in Canada. A review and call for an evidence-focused pilot trial.
As evidenced through numerous studies in recent years, injection drug use (IDU) is a major public health and order problem in Canada. The estimated population of 125,000 injection drug users (IDUs) – approximately one third of whom are living in the three major cities of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver – is characterized by high levels of drug-related mortality (overdose); prevalence of blood-b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404564