Fall 97 Table of Contents
One Junkie's Odyssey: Drug Users and the Health Care System by I. Thaca
A Year in the Life of the Ban by Chris Lanier
The Withdrawal of SSI Disability Benefits for Drug and Alcohol Addiction by Jennifer Lorvick, Ricky Bluthenthal, and Alex H. Kral
On the LAAM: Users Are Finally Gaining Access to a "New" Drug Treatment Option by Rod Sorge
LAAM: One User's View by Victor Perez
Who Defines "Safe Syringes"? by Drew Kramer
Minimum Standards for Syringe Exchange by HRC Public Policy Committee and the NCSLN
The Experts Speak: Injecting Crack--Report From a Focus Group by Mark Kinzly
How To Run a Drug Use Management Group by Jon Paul Hammond
Witches' Brew by Sara Kershnar
Ask Mother Dog, Your Fairy Dog Mother
Meeting Participants' Needs: The Experience of the Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center by Donald Grove
Harm Reduction: The Case Management Connection by Rachel Odo
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