International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 28-35 , January 2010

A heroin prescription trial: Case studies from Montreal and Vancouver on crime and disorder in the surrounding neighbourhoods

  • Benoit Lasnier

      Affiliations

    • National Public Health Institute of Quebec, School of Criminology, University of Montreal, 3460 Place Decelles #48, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3S 1X4
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +1 514 251 4606.
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  • Serge Brochu

      Affiliations

    • International Forum of Public Universities, School of Criminology, University of Montreal, Canada
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  • Neil Boyd

      Affiliations

    • School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Benedikt Fischer

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
    • Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, University of Toronto, Canada

Received 13 January 2009 ,Revised 27 March 2009 ,Accepted 2 April 2009.

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PII: S0955-3959(09)00063-2

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.04.003

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 28-35 , January 2010

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