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Editorial
. 2023 Aug;118(8):1411-1413.
doi: 10.1111/add.16193. Epub 2023 Apr 12.

New data confirm lack of progress in harm reduction after three decades of proven evidence of effectiveness

Virginia Macdonald  1 , Bradley Mathers  1 , Keith Sabin  2 , Angela Me  3 , Chloe Carpentier  3 , Kamran Niaz  3 , Antons Mozalevskis  1 , Niklas Luhmann  1 , Monica Ciupagea  3 , Fariba Soltani  3 , Annette Verster  1
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Editorial

New data confirm lack of progress in harm reduction after three decades of proven evidence of effectiveness

Virginia Macdonald et al. Addiction. 2023 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Epidemiology; HIV; United Nations; harm reduction; hepatitis; people who inject drugs.

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