title: Going soft on evidence and due process: Canada adopts US style harm maximization.
abstract: After recently adopting a US style drug policy, the Canadian government rejected the recommendations of an independent review of Vancouver's Safer Injecting Facility and ignored the compelling supportive evidence in apparent readiness to close the centre.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol and Drug Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia. awodak@stvincents.com.au
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wodak
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D002170:Canada; D035082:Federal Government; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000379:methods*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs