Publication type:
Project Proposal / Grant Application
Agency:
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
Summary:
A brief description of the VANDU volunteers' proposal for a sharpes container program that would involve installing 35 self-locking sharpes containers throughout alley ways in the downtown eastside for the collection of drug-related garbage. The document also includes testimonies of individuals in favour of the program and a map indicating proposed locations for the sharpes containers.
Keywords:
community health; downtown eastside; DTES; drug use; injection drug use; IDU; harm reduction; needle exchange; Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)