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"Dead People Don't Detox" : Attack on Needle Exchange Threatens Lives

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
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Agency: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Talk given by Dean Wilson, President of VANDU, about the recent attack by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) on the VANDU needle exchange table at Main and Hastings in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). He argues that VPD tactics were unethical and unfair, and advocates the reinstatement of the VANDU needle exchange table.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU); needle exchange program (NEP); harm reduction; detox; overdose; DEYAS; Vancouver Native Health; Downtown Eastside (DTES); Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

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