A drug use survey among clients of harm reduction sites across British Columbia, Canada, 2012

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kuo, Margot ^a   Shamsian, Arash ^a,b   Tzemis, Despina ^a   Buxton, Jane A ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Persons who use drugs; Surveillance; Survey

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; SAFETY; SHARPS DISPOSAL; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SUBSTANCE USE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; SEX RATIO; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREET DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900309024     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-11-13     Document Type: Article

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