Social structural factors that shape assisted injecting practices among injection drug users in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study

Injection drug users (IDU) commonly seek manual assistance with illicit drug injections, a practice known to be associated with various health-related harms. We investigated the social structural factors that shape risks related to assisted injection and the harms that may result.

Publication Date: 
2010
Volume: 
7
Issue: 
10
Journal Name: 
Harm Reduction Journal