Publication type:
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency:
Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use
Summary:
Reports on injection 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; BC Methadone Program; needle exchange and the proposal for a safe injection facility; rates of HIV and Hepatitis C infection; Methamphetamine Response Committee. 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