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Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
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Agency: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Sponsor: 
Health Canada - Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
Date: 
2002
Pages: 
30
Summary: 
A series of twelve information sheets on legal and ethical issues surrounding injection drug use (IDU) and HIV/AIDS in Canada. Topics include: IDU and HIV/AIDS: The Facts; The Current Legal Status of Drugs; Drug Use and Provision of Health and Social Service; Treatment; Prescription of Opiates and Controlled Stimulants; Drug Users and Studies of HIV/AIDS and Illegal Drugs; Information about the Use and Effects of Drugs; Needle Exchange Programs; Methadone Maintenance Treatment; Safe Injection Facilities; An Obligation to Act; Essential Resources
Keywords: 
AIDS; Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; drugs; drug treatment; drug use; health services; HIV; HIV/AIDS; injection drug use; injection drug users; legal and illegal drugs; methadone; needle exchange; safe injection site; treatment