Canada moving backwards on illegal drugs

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-127

  Hyshka, Elaine ^a,b   Butler McPhee, Janet ^c   Elliott, Richard ^c   Wood, Evan ^b   Kerr, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Human rights; Illegal drug policy; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG CONTROL; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT;

CANADA; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84860821248     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404216     Document Type: Article

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