International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 73-82 , March 2006

The establishment of North America's first state sanctioned supervised injection facility: A case study in culture change

  • Dan Small

      Affiliations

    • Portland Hotel Society, Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Anita Palepu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Mark W. Tyndall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 1Y6. Tel.: +1 604 806 8535; fax: +1 604 806 9044.

Received 4 April 2005 ,Revised 29 August 2005 ,Accepted 30 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.08.004

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 73-82 , March 2006

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