Injection Drug Users’ Access to a Supervised Injection Facility in Vancouver, Canada: The Influence of Operating Policies and Local Drug Culture

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Injection Drug Users’ Access to a Supervised Injection Facility in Vancouver, Canada: The Influence of Operating Policies and Local Drug Culture

North America’s first supervised injection facility (SIF) was established in Vancouver, Canada, in 2003. Although evaluation research has documented reductions in risk behavior among SIF users, there has been limited examination of the influence of operational features on injection drug users’ acces...

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Main Authors:	Small, W., Shoveller, J., Moore, David, Tyndall, M., Wood, E., Kerr, T.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Sage Publications, Inc 2011
Subjects:	semistructured HIV/AIDS prevention substance use addiction interviews ethnography
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14374

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