A heroin prescription trial: Case studies from Montreal and Vancouver on crime and disorder in the surrounding neighbourhoods

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-35

  Lasnier, Benoit ^a   Brochu, Serge ^a   Boyd, Neil ^b   Fischer, Benedikt ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crime; Disorder; Heroin users; Medical heroin prescription

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIME; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CIVIL DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CRIME; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 71149102056     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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