Awareness and knowledge of drug decriminalization among people who use drugs in British Columbia: a multi-method pre-implementation study

Abstract Background In January 2023, British Columbia implemented a three-year exemption to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, as granted by the federal government of Canada, to decriminalize the personal possession of small amounts of certain illegal drugs. This decriminalization policy, the firs...

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Main Authors: Alissa Greer, Jessica Xavier, Olivia K. Loewen, Brooke Kinniburgh, Alexis Crabtree
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17845-y