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Vancouver Drug Use Epidemiology: Vancouver Site Report for the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU)
Publication type:
Research Paper / Project Report
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 chodarr0139.pdf | 7.32 MB |
Agency:
Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use
Sponsor:
Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch; Vancouver Coastal Health
Date:
2005
Pages:
77
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Summary:
Reports on drug use in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver; health disparities of DTES residents compared with other Vancouver and BC residents; crime related to drug use; mortality related to drug use; morbidity and treatment; harm reduction programs; rates of HIV and Hepatitis C infection. Describes the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU).
Keywords:
health; addiction; drug use; DTES; harm reduction; Vancouver Coastal Health; methadone; needle exchange; safe injection site; disease; HIV/AIDS; Hepatitis C; alcohol; methamphetamine; injection drug use; leucoencephalopathy