Impact of Stigma & Discrimination
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(This paper is an excerpt from the recently published AIVL Hepatitis C Models of Access & Service Delivery for People with a History of Injecting Drug Use which outlines some of AIVL’s current thinking and some of the key evidence supporting the need for drug law reform. It should be read in conjunction with the associated papers on Harmonising Drug Control Laws & Policies with Public Health Approaches, Enshrining a Human Rights Framework, Social,
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تاریخ انتشار 2010