The impact of Taiwan’s implementation of a nationwide harm reduction program in 2006 on the use of various illicit drugs: trend analysis of first-time offenders from 2001 to 2017

The impact of Taiwan’s implementation of a nationwide harm reduction program in 2006 on the use of various illicit drugs: trend analysis of first-time offenders from 2001 to 2017

Abstract Background After implementing a nationwide harm reduction program in 2006, a dramatic decline in the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among people with injection drug use (IDU) was observed in Taiwan. The harm reduction program might have sent out the message discou...

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Main Authors: Wei J. Chen, Chi-Ya Chen, Shang-Chi Wu, Kevin Chien-Chang Wu, Susyan Jou, Yu-Chi Tung, Tzu-Pin Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Injection drug use
Harm reduction
Segmented regression analysis
Time trend
Heroin
Intervention
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00566-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00566-5

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