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VANDU, "VANDU MANIFESTO for a Drug User Liberation Movement", July 2010. Download Word document here Lani Russwurm and Don Buchanan, "We're All Pedestrians: Final Report of the Downtown Eastside Pedestrian Safety Project", VANDU, June 2010. Download PDF Download Appendixes Download Summary Stimson, Gerry, "Harm Reduction: the advocacy of science and the science of advocacy", November 2010. Download .pdf online or directly Mauer, Mark and Ryan S. King, "A 25 Year Quagmire: the War on Drugs and its impact on American Society", Sentencing Project, September 2007. Download PDF report here Drug Bust Statistics Canada 1997-2007. In total, 7 documents in ZIP file download Public Health Agency of Canada, "Prison Needle Exchange: Review of the Evidence", April 2006. Download word document here Boyd, Susan, "The Journey to Compassionate Care", 2007. Download word document here Parkes, Tessa and Dan Reist, "B.C. 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Download PDF BC Coroners Service, "British Columbia Illicit Drug Overdoses," Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, 2001. Download PDF Drug Reform Coordination Network, "Vancouver Drug Users' Group Assists Users with Injecting in Order to Reduce HIV Transmission." Stop the Drug War (402), Setpember 9, 2005. Read online Haden, Mark, "Facts and Figures Relating to Illegal Drugs", 2008. Download PDF B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, "Incarceration does not deter drug use", 2009. Download PDF Lotsof, Howard S., "Ibogaine: A Story of My Life and Years", 2009. Download Powerpoint Legatt, Donald F., "Cocaine Cutting Agents - Do You Know What You're Snorting?", 2009. Download PDF Kerr, Thomas, et al., "Harm reduction by a 'user-run' organization: A case study of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)." International Journal of Drug Policy (Volume 17, Issue 2), March 2006, pp. 61-69. Read online Osborn, Bud and Will Small,"Speaking truth to power: The role of drug users in influencing municipal drug policy." International Journal of Drug Policy (Volume 17, Issue 2),March 2006, pp. 70-72. Read online Kerr, Thomas and Megan Olson and Evan Wood, "Harm Reduction Activism: a case study of an unsanctioned user-run safe injection site." Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review (Volume 9, Number 2), August 2004, pp. 13-19. Download PDF Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, "Creating Vectors of Disease Prevention: Empowering Networks of Drug Users," VANDU, 2004. Download PDF: English I Francais _____, "ACAP Year End Report for 2002-2003," Health Canada, 2003. Download PDF Kerr, Thomas, et al., "Responding to an Emergency: Education, Advocacy, and Community Care by a Peer-Driven Organization of Drug Users - A Case Study of Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)." Health Canada, Hepatitis C Prevention, Support, and Research Program, 2001. Download PDF Read online Back to Top VANDU, "Drug-user Health", People's Health Radio, February 17, 2011. Download online Frances Bula, "Militants opened safe injection site 3 weeks ago", Vancouver Sun, April 30, 2003. Download document Shaylee Perez, "VANDU unites drug users, establishes platform," The Other Place, August 3, 2009. Read online. Jennifer Gray-Grant, "Drug-users’ association celebrates 10 years of activism", Four Pillars News, February 2009. Read online Charlie Smith, "Jenny Kwan wants PM to back off supervised-injection site," The Georgia Straight, June 5, 2008. Read online. Editorial, "The Rights of Drug Addicts," The Globe and Mail, May 29, 2008. Read online. Sarah Ripplinger, "Fighter for Addicts ready to quit," The Tyee, Dec. 13, 2007. Read online. Download document. Monte Paulsen, "Activists Plan 'Safe Site' for Drug Smokers," The Tyee, Feb. 5, 2007. Read online. Download document. Matthew Burrows, "New Injection Sites Stalled," The Georgia Straight, Sept. 21, 2006. Read online. Rod Mickleburgh, "Operators go to court to protect B.C. injection site," The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2008. Read online. John Lehmann, "Not famous: The needle and the damage done," The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2007. Read online. Charlie Smith, "Injection site gets reprieve," The Georgia Straight, September 1, 2006. Read online. Elaine Briere, "Where Carla and Wayne Shoot Up," The Tyee, September 7, 2006. Read online. Download document. Elaine Briere, "An Island Called Insite," The Tyee, September 8, 2006. Read online. Download document. Charlie Smith, "Cop's Report States How Much Drug Users Spend," The Georgia Straight, October 14, 2004. Read online. Charlie Smith, "Baffling Brain Ailment Hits Heroin Smokers," The Georgia Straight, January 21, 2004. Read online. 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