| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Nadel- und Spritzentausch
Kanada. INFOGRAPHIC: Report says clean needle programs are in high demand, underfunded
Nova Scotia must develop a more comprehensive and integrated approach to harm reduction if it wants to effectively deal with the growing opioid crisis, according to one expert.
Dr. Susan Kirkland is a professor at Dalhousie’s department of community health and epidemiology, and the director of the Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network for Social and Behavioural Issues in Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS.
This week, she is presenting a recent report she authored for Mainline Needle Exchange, on the impact of their services on the harm reduction landscape, at the Canadian Public Health Association’s annual conference, which is being held in Halifax. (The Chronicle News, Kanada, 06.06.2017)