Evidence review communicable disease (harm reduction)

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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (v, 36 p.) : digital file.
remote
Computer data.
electronic resource
Publisher: [Victoria, B.C.] : Population and Public Health, BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, 2009

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Cover title. Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Executive Summary -- 1.0 Overview/Setting the Context: 1.1 An Introduction to This Paper; 1.2 Health Costs of Illicit Drug Use 1.3 Harm Reduction -- 2.0 Grading of Evidence -- 3.0 Service Thresholds -- 4.0 Harm Reduction Interventions: 4.1 Needle Exchange; 4.2 Prison-based Needle Exchange; 4.3 Safer Crack Kit Distribution; 4.4 Supervised Injection Facilities; 4.5 Supervised Smoking Facilities -- 5.0 Replacement Therapy for Opiate Addiction: 5.1 Methadone Maintenance Therapy; 5.2 Prison-based Methadone; 5.3 Heroin Prescription -- 6.0 Educational Approaches: 6.2 Outreach Interventions -- 7.0 Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Harm Reduction Programs: 7.1 Early Intervention; 7.2 Responsiveness; 7.3 Coverage; 7.4 Comprehensiveness, Location and Design; 7.5 Involvement of Current/Former Drug Users -- 8.0 Summary -- References.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by Canada Commons.