title: British Columbia: studies show positive public impacts of harm-reduction measures for drug users.
abstract: Two recent studies from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS show that HIV prevention measures for IV drug users increase public order, and can potentially save substantial public resources.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Betteridge
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D017281:Cost of Illness; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*