Timing of income assistance payment and overdose patterns at a Canadian supervised injection facility

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 736-739

  Zlotorzynska, Maria ^a   Milloy, M J S ^a,b   Richardson, Lindsey ^a,b   Nguyen, Paul ^a   Montaner, Julio S ^a,b   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; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYCODONE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INCOME ASSISTANCE PAYMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WELFARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84906056841     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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