Social network support and harm reduction activities in a peer researcher-led pilot study, British Columbia, Canada
Abstract Background People who smoke drugs (PWSD) are at high risk of both infectious disease and overdose. Harm reduction activities organized by their peers in the community can reduce risk by providing education, safer smoking supplies, and facilitate access to other services. Peers also provide...
Main Authors: | Sulaf Elkhalifa, Ehsan Jozaghi, Samona Marsh, Erica Thomson, Delilah Gregg, Jane Buxton, Ann Jolly |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00401-3 |
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