Publication type:
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency:
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Series:
Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS: Legal and Ethical Issues Info Sheet Series
Summary:
This info sheet is part of a series produced by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. An updated version of this info sheet is available on their website. The info sheet discusses the ethical and legal issues involved when drug use is allowed when the user is receiving health care and social services.
Keywords:
health; HIV/AIDS; drug use; health care; social services; criminal liability; abstinence; civil liability; Health Canada Special Access Program; drug law reform; injection drug use; Controlled Drug and Substances Act