Harm reduction more effective than war on drugs, study finds

... has reduced illegal drug use and improved public safety in the Downtown Eastside. The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS released a 15-year study, tracking data on drug use in the impoverished Downtown Eastside. Dr. Thomas Kerr says the study ...

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