Publication type:
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency:
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Summary:
Set of 12 Fact Sheets about the health, human rights, legal and ethical issues related to injection drug use and HIV in Canada, produced by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network for 2002/2003. They are: 1) Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS: The Facts; 2) The Current Legal Status of Drugs; 3) Drug Use and Provision of Health and Social Services; 4) Treatment; 5) Prescription of Opiates and Controlled Stimulants; 6) Drug Users and Studies of HIV/AIDS and Illegal Drugs; 7) Information about the Use and Effects of Drugs; 8) Needle Exchange Programs; 9) Methadone Maintenance Treatment; 10) Safe Injection Facilities; 11) And Obligation to Act (for Canada); 12) Essential Resources (bibliography of articles, reports, books).
Keywords:
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; injection drug use (IDU); methadone maintenance; needle exchange programs; law; policy; legal issues; safe injection sites (SIS); Canada; treatment; health care