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The First Supervised Injection Site in North America Opens

Publication type: 
Media Release
Agency: 
Carnegie Centre
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
An article written portraying the history of the process to open Vancouver's Supervised Injection Site (INSITE). The collaborative effort between VANDU, the Mayors Phillip Owen and Larry Campbell, and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority results in the successful opening of the first supervised injection site in North America
Keywords: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users; Insite; supervised injection site; safe injection rooms; substance use; injection drug use; civil liability; program guidelines; program evaluation; detox; methadone; downtown eastside; DTES; overdose deaths;

Resisting Police Harassment and Brutality: A Community Meeting

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
Date: 
1999-12-11
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Notes taken at a community meeting to discuss resisting police harassment and brutality in Vancouver's downtown eastside neighbourhood. Issues, topics, goals, actions, propaganda and research were reported from the first focus group held December 11, 1999.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users; police abuse; downtown eastside; DTES; community housing; police abuse; downtown eastside revitalization program; social housing policy; drug-related crime; low-income housing; mental health; action plan; violence against women; activism; protest; human rights

Hepatitis C Council of NSW Newsletter back copies Editions 1-9, Edition 7

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW
Sponsor: 
NSW Health
Series: 
7 of 9
Date: 
1993-12
Pages: 
7
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The seventh edition of the Hepatitis C Council of NSW in Australia newsletter that features the effects of the hepatitis c virus on the body, self-care techniques of relaxation, diet, and exercise. This issue contains several reports on mind-body connection, the placebo effect of home remedies and a comparison with HCV rates in the US.
Keywords: 
Hepatitis Council of NSW; hepatitis c; hepatitis c virus infection; alternative therapies; treatment; vaccine; interferon; research; social support; nutrition; exercise; cirrhosis; liver function tests; neutriceuticals; research; placebo effect

Hepatitis C: What You Need to Know

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW
Sponsor: 
NSW Health
Date: 
1996-07
Pages: 
37
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
An educational information booklet produced by the Hepatitis C Council of New South Wales in Australia on what you need to know about hepatitis C. Aimed at the newly diagnosed, it explains: the risks; transmission; lab work; liver biopsy; who is affected; social security and insurance implications; as well as where to get help in Australia.
Keywords: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW; hepatitis c; liver biopsy; risk transmission; injection drug use; discrimination; stigma; mother to child transmission; cirrhosis; alcohol use; alternative therapies; social support; social support; support services

Hepatitis C Council of NSW Newsletter back copies Editions 1-9, Edition 1

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW
Sponsor: 
NSW Health
Series: 
1 of 9
Date: 
1992-05-21
Pages: 
5
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A history of the formation of the Hepatitis C Council of NSW in Australia and the first edition of the Hepatitis C Support Group newsletter that features medical research, natural remedies and contact information for the group.
Keywords: 
Hepatitis Council of NSW; hepatitis c; hepatitis c virus infection; alternative therapies; treatment; vaccine

Hepatitis C Council of NSW Newsletter back copies Editions 1-9, Edition 2

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW
Sponsor: 
NSW Health
Series: 
2 of 9
Date: 
1992-09-21
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The second edition of the Hepatitis C Council of NSW in Australia newsletter that features interferon therapy, the search for a hepatitis c vaccine, self-care techniques of relaxation, diet, and exercise.
Keywords: 
Hepatitis Council of NSW; hepatitis c; hepatitis c virus infection; alternative therapies; treatment; vaccine; interferon; research; social support; nutrition; exercise

Hepatitis C Council of NSW Newsletter back copies Editions 1-9, Edition 3

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW
Sponsor: 
NSW Health
Series: 
3 of 9
Date: 
1992-12-01
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The third edition of the Hepatitis C Council of NSW in Australia newsletter that features the effects of interferon therapy, creative visualisation techniques, self-care techniques of relaxation, diet, and exercise. The first results of combined therapy interferon/ribavirin are presented by Professor Bob Batey.
Keywords: 
Hepatitis Council of NSW; hepatitis c; hepatitis c virus infection; alternative therapies; treatment; vaccine; interferon; research; social support; nutrition; exercise; discrimination; cirrhosis; liver function tests; neutriceuticals

Hepatitis C Council of NSW Newsletter back copies Editions 1-9, Edition 4

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW
Sponsor: 
NSW Health
Series: 
4 of 9
Date: 
1993-05
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The fourth edition of the Hepatitis C Council of NSW in Australia newsletter that features the effects of the hepatitis c virus on the body, self-care techniques of relaxation, diet, and exercise. This issue reports on the Hepatitis C Update seminar in Australia February 17, 1993.
Keywords: 
Hepatitis Council of NSW; hepatitis c; hepatitis c virus infection; alternative therapies; treatment; vaccine; interferon; research; social support; nutrition; exercise; discrimination; cirrhosis; liver function tests; neutriceuticals

Hepatitis C Council of NSW Newsletter back copies Editions 1-9, Edition 5

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW
Sponsor: 
NSW Health
Series: 
5 of 9
Date: 
1993-03
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The fifth edition of the Hepatitis C Council of NSW in Australia newsletter that features the effects of the hepatitis c virus on the body, self-care techniques of relaxation, diet, and exercise. This issue reports on Dr. Bob Batey's address to the Wyong support group about treatment.
Keywords: 
Hepatitis Council of NSW; Dr. Bob Batey;hepatitis c; hepatitis c virus infection; alternative therapies; treatment; vaccine; interferon; research; social support; nutrition; exercise; discrimination; cirrhosis; liver function tests; neutriceuticals; ozone therapy; research

Hepatitis C Council of NSW Newsletter back copies Editions 1-9, Edition 6

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
Hepatitis C Council of NSW
Sponsor: 
NSW Health
Series: 
6 of 9
Date: 
1993-09
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The sixth edition of the Hepatitis C Council of NSW in Australia newsletter that features the effects of the hepatitis c virus on the body, self-care techniques of relaxation, diet, and exercise. This issue contains a report from the President of the Australian Hep C Support Group, a checklist for talking with your health professionals and a summary of a talk given by Dr. Robert Buist about nutrients and hepatitis C
Keywords: 
Hepatitis Council of NSW; Dr. Robert Buist; hepatitis c; hepatitis c virus infection; alternative therapies; treatment; vaccine; interferon; research; social support; nutrition; exercise; discrimination; cirrhosis; liver function tests; neutriceuticals; research

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