Social-structural factors influencing periods of injection cessation among marginalized youth who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada: an ethno-epidemiological study
Abstract Background Injection drug use is associated with HIV and hepatitis C transmission, overdose, and other preventable harms. These harms are heightened for structurally vulnerable injection drug-using populations, as their social conditions pose barriers to safer injecting. Previous research o...
Main Authors: | Jade Boyd, Danya Fast, Megan Hobbins, Ryan McNeil, Will Small |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-017-0159-9 |
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