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Under the skin a people's case for prison needle and syringe programs  Cover Image E-book E-book

Under the skin [electronic resource] : a people's case for prison needle and syringe programs / written by Sandra Ka Hon Chu ; with input from Katrina Peddle ... [et al.].

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  • ISBN: 9781926789064 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 electronic text (39 p.) : ill., digital file.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, c2010

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General Note:
Cover title.
Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Spotlight on : prison needle and syringe programs -- Early exposure to drugs -- Incarceration as a result of drug-related offence -- Drugs in prison -- How drugs get into prison -- Addiction and mental health issues -- Sharing dirty needles -- The inadequacy of bleach -- HIV and HCV infection in prison -- Implementing needle and syringe programs in prisons -- Rights and reason : the way forward.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Needle exchange programs > Canada.
Prisoners > Health and hygiene > Canada.
HIV infections > Prevention. > Canada
Hepatitis C > Prevention. > Canada
Intravenous drug abusers > Health and hygiene > Canada.
Needle-Exchange Programs > Canada.
Prisoners > Canada.
Substance Abuse, Intravenous > complications > Canada.
HIV infections > prevention & control > Canada.
Hepatitis C > prevention & control > Canada.
Affidavit
Harm reduction
Health
Health sciences
Hepatitis
Hepatitis c
Heroin
Hiv/aids
Human rights
Hypodermic needle
Genre: Electronic books.

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