Telling our stories: heroin-assisted treatment and SNAP activism in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver
Abstract Background This article highlights the experiences of a peer-run group, SALOME/NAOMI Association of Patients (SNAP), that meets weekly in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SNAP is a unique independent peer- run drug user group that formed in 2011 following Canada...
Main Authors: | Susan Boyd, Dave Murray, SNAP, Donald MacPherson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-017-0152-3 |
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