What do you do when you hit rock bottom? Responding to drugs in the city of Vancouver

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-60

  Wood, Evan ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

CANADA; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE;

EID: 33644883891     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.12.007     Document Type: Editorial

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