Drug use, homelessness and health: responding to the opioid overdose crisis with housing and harm reduction services

Abstract Background Canada is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis and Alberta has one of the highest opioid use rates across the country. Populations made vulnerable through structural inequities who also use opioids, such as those who are unstably housed, are at an increased risk of experienc...

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Main Authors: Katrina Milaney, Jenna Passi, Lisa Zaretsky, Tong Liu, Claire M. O’Gorman, Leslie Hill, Daniel Dutton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00539-8