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Supervised injection sites: Prejudice should not trump evidence of benefit

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: In 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a unanimous ruling granting Insite, Canada’s first government-sanctioned supervised injection facility for people who use illicit drugs, an extended exemption to operate, stating “Insite saves lives. Its benefits have been proven.”[1][1] This

Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130927

Authors: Maria Zlotorzynska, Evan Wood, Julio S. Montaner, Thomas Kerr

Institutions: University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Language: English

Topic: HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,553